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Term | Definition |
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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 |