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Week one

Basic terminology

TermDefinition
Anterior or ventral Situated towards the front of the body
Epi Above; apron; on
Endo- In; within
Ecto-, exo- Out; away from
Ad- Towards
Ab- Away from
Mono-, Uni- Three
Bi- Two
Tri- Three
Posterior or dorsal Situated at or towards the hind part of the body
Superior Situated towards the head and farther away from the feet than another
Inferior Situated below and closer to the feet than another
Lateral Relating to the side of a body part
Distal Located away from the center of the body
Proximal Located towards the center of the body
Ambi- Round, On both sides
Dys- Painful; Difficult; Abnormal
Eu- Good; Normal
Homo- Same
ISO- Equal;same
Mal- Bad
-algia Pain
-emia Blood condition
-itis Inflammation
-lysis Breakdown; Separation; Destruction; Loosening
-oid Resembling; Derived from
-opathy Disease or disorder
Pnea Breathing
-centesis Surgical puncture to remove fluid(as a tumor or membrane)
-ectomy Removal; Excision; Resection
-ostomy An operation to create an artificial passage for the bodily elimination
-otomy Surgical removal of a specific part of the body
Orrhaphy Operative repair
Opexy Fixation or suspensions
Oplasty Formed or molded
Otripsy Crushing of a structure
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