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Medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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Mono-, uni- | one |
Bi- | two |
Tri- | three |
Ab- | away |
Ad- | toward |
Ecto-, Exo- | outside |
Endo- | In, inside |
Epi- | upon |
Anterior or ventral | the front |
Posterior or dorsal | the back |
Superior | toward the head end of the body; upper |
Inferior | away from the head; lower |
Lateral | Out of the side |
Distal | Farther away from the center |
Proximal | Closer into the center |
Ambi- | both |
Dys- | bad |
Eu- | good |
Homo- | Similar |
Iso- | Equal |
Mal- | ill, bad |
-algia | pain |
-emia | blood condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | loosen, break down |
-oid | resembling |
-pathy | disease |
-pnea | breathing |
-centesis | puncture |
-ectomy | removal |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-pexy | surgical flxation |
-plasty | reconstruction |
-tripsy | Wear down procedure, surgical crushing |