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Medical Terminology
Unit 1 Assignment Building Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-, uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | Away from the body |
| Ad- | Towards the body |
| Ecto-, exo- | outside |
| Endo- | inside |
| Epi- | upon |
| Anterior or ventral | Front |
| Posterior or dorsal | Back |
| Superior | above |
| Inferior | below |
| Lateral | Out to the side |
| Distal | Away from the center |
| Proximal | Closer in to the center |
| Ambi- | Both/around |
| Dys- | Bad |
| Eu- | Good |
| Homo- | same |
| Iso- | equal |
| Mal- | Ill/bad |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | blood |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Break down |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -opathy | disease |
| -pnea | breath |
| -centesis | Puncture |
| -ectomy | Removal |
| -ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| -otomy | incision |
| -orrhaphy | Suture |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | reconstruction |
| -otripsy | Crushing/breaking up |