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Med Term
Prefix, words, suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-, uni- | one (ex. |
| Bi- | two (ex. |
| Tri- | three (ex. |
| Ab- | away (ex. |
| Ad- | to, towards (ex. |
| Ecto-, exo- | outer, external, outside (ex. |
| Endo- | inside, withing (ex. |
| Epi- | surrounding, above (ex. |
| Anterior or ventral | front of the body (ex. |
| Posterior or dorsal | back of the body (ex. |
| Superior | towards the top, towards the head (ex. |
| Inferior | towards the feet, below (ex. |
| Lateral | away from the middle of the body (ex. |
| Distal | part of the body farther away from the center (ex. |
| Proximal | nearer to the center of the body (ex. |
| Ambi- | both, both sides (ex. |
| Dys- | bad, difficult (ex. |
| Eu- | normal (ex. eupnea) |
| Homo- | same (ex. homology) |
| Iso- | equal (ex. isosceles) |
| Mal- | bad, abnormal (ex. malglycaemia) |
| -algia | pain (ex. fibromyalgia) |
| -emia | blood (ex. anemia) |
| -itis | inflammation (ex. |
| -lysis | loosening, decomposition (ex. |
| -oid | resembling (ex. |
| -opathy | disease, disorder (ex. |
| -pnea | breath, respiration (ex. dyspnea) |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid (ex. amniocentesis) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (ex, tonsillectomy) |
| -ostomy | new opening, cutting, incision (ex. colostomy) |
| -otomy | cutting, incision into body part (ex. tracheotomy) |
| -orrhaphy | suture, operative repair (ex. cystorrhaphy) |
| -opexy | surgical fixation or suspension (ex. hysteropexy) |
| -oplasty | Molding, formation, surgical repair (ex. rhinoplasty) |
| -otripsy | surgical crushing, destroying (ex. lithotripsy) |