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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono, uni | one |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| ecto-, exo- | outside |
| endo- | inside |
| epi- | upon |
| ambi- | both |
| dys- | difficult |
| eu- | good |
| homo- | smae |
| iso- | equal |
| mal- | bad |
| -algia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen |
| -iod | resembling |
| -opathy | disease |
| -pneia | deficiency |
| -centesis | Puncture |
| ectomy | Removal |
| ostomy | -ostomy A new opening Colostomy |
| otomy | Incision |
| orrhaphy | Suture |
| opexy | Surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | Reconstruction |
| otripsy | Destroying |
| Anterior or ventral | In front of |
| Posterior or dorsal | Behind |
| Superior | Towards head |
| Inferior | Downward |
| Lateral | To the side of |
| Distal | Away from center |
| Proximal | Closer to center |