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Medical Terms Ch 1
Intro to Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-, uni- | 1 |
| Bi- | 2 |
| Tri- | 3 |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Towards, beside |
| Ecto-, exo- | Outer, outside |
| Endo- | Within, inside |
| Epi- | Above, surrounding |
| Anterior or ventral | In front of |
| Posterior or dorsal | The back side |
| Superior | Upper, towards the head |
| Inferior | Lower, away from the head |
| Lateral | To the side/ away from the middle of body |
| Distal | Farthest away from the center of the body |
| Proximal | Closest to the center of the body |
| Ambi- | Both, both sides |
| Dys- | Bad, difficult |
| Eu- | Good, normal |
| Homo- | Same, uniform |
| Iso- | Equal, like, or similar |
| Mal- | Bad, abnormal, or inadequate |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | Blood |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Break down, destruction, dissolving |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -pathy | Disease of |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Cut out, removal |
| -ostomy | Opening |
| -otomy | Incision |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation |
| -plasty | Surgical reconstruction |
| -tripsy | Crushing |