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Medical Terms Ch 1

Intro to Medical Language

TermDefinition
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
Created by: kayhun3437
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