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Unit 1 Assignment
Number/directions/positions/conditions/surgical procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono- Uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | Towards |
| Ecto- Exo- | In Inside |
| Ecpi- | Upon |
| Anterior/ Ventral | Front |
| Posterior/dorsal | Back |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Lateral | Out to the side |
| Distal | Farther away from the center |
| Proximal | Closer to the center |
| Ambi- | Around, on both sides |
| Dys- | bad |
| Eu- | Good, |
| Homo- | Same |
| Iso- | Equal, like, similar |
| Mal- | Ill, bad, disease |
| -Aliga | Pain |
| -emia | Blood |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen , break down |
| -oid | Resembling, |
| -opathy | Disease, |
| -Peña | Breath, respiration |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -ectomy | removal of |
| -ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| -otomy | incision |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation |
| -plasty | Reconstruction |
| -tripsy | Crushing |