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Unit 1 study guide

TermDefinition
Mono-, uni- One
Bi- Two
Tri- Three
Ab- Take away from
Ad- Towards, Beside
Ecto-, exo- Outer, Outside
Endo- Within, inside
Epi- on, upon, at, by, near, over, on top of, toward, against, among
Ambi- Both
Dys- Bad or difficult
Eu- Good or normal
Homo- Same or similar
Iso- Equal
Mal- Bad
-algia pain
-emia Blood Condition
-itis inflammation
-lysis Destruction or detachment
-oid Resembling
-opathy Suffering or disease
-pnea Breathing
-centesis Surgical puncture
-ectomy Surgical removal
-ostomy Surgery to create an opening
-otomy To cut or make incision
orrhaphy Surgical procedure or repairing
-opexy Surgical suspension or fixation
-oplasty Surgical repair
-otripsy Destroying`
Anterior or ventral The front of the body
Posterior or dorsal The back of the body
Superior Above
Inferior Below
Lateral Center, further from
Distal parts of the body further away from the center
Proximal Closer to the trunk
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