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MED104 Chapter 1
Unit 1 Building Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-, uni- | One (ex: Monocyte; unicycle) |
| Bi- | Two (ex: Bilateral; bicycle) |
| Tri- | Three (ex: Tricycle) |
| Ab- | Away from (ex: Abduct- to move away from the midline) |
| Ad- | Toward (ex: Adrenaline- hormone produced near the kidneys) |
| Ecto-, exo- | Outside (ex: Ectoderm-outer skin layer; exoskeleton- external skeleton) |
| Endo- | In, inside (ex: Endocrine- secreting internally) |
| Epi- | Upon, on top of (ex: Epididymus- structure upon the testis) |
| Anterior or ventral | Front or directions toward the front (ex: Chest) |
| Posterior or dorsal | Back or directions toward the back (ex: Back) |
| Inferior | Below (ex: Feet, hands) |
| Superior | Above (ex: Head) |
| Lateral | Away from the midline (ex: Arms to chest or ears to nose) |
| Distal | Refers to the attachment to the trunk; used to describe lower extremities (ex: Legs) |
| Proximal | Refers to the attachment to the trunk; used to describe upper extremities (ex: Arms) |
| Ambi- | Both sides (ex: Ambidextrous- ability to use both hands equally) |
| Dys- | Bad, difficult (ex: Dysfunction impaired function) |
| Eu- | Good, normal (ex: Euphoria- a feeling of well-being) |
| Homo- | Same, similar (ex: Homogeneous- same kind) |
| Iso- | Equal Isotonic (ex: equal tension or concentration) |
| Mal- | Bad (ex: Malnutrition) |
| -algia | Pain (ex: Myalgia- muscle pain) |
| -emia | Blood condition (ex: Leukemia- cancer of blood forming tissues) |
| -itis | Inflammation (ex: Arthritis- joint inflammation) |
| -lysis | Loosen, break down (ex: Hemolysis- destruction of red blood cells) |
| -oid | Resembling (ex: Keloid- raised scar resembling a tumor) |
| -opathy | Disease (ex: Myopathy- muscle disease) |
| -pnea | Deficiency (ex: Leukopenia (low white blood cell count) |
| -centesis | Puncture (ex: Amniocentesis (puncture to remove amniotic fluid) |
| -ectomy | Removal (ex: Rhinectomy (removal of the nose) |
| -ostomy | Creation of opening (ex: Colostomy (opening in the colon) |
| -otomy | Incision (ex: Dermotomy (incision into the skin) |
| -orrhaphy | Suture (ex: Herniorrhaphy- surgical repair of a hernia) |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation (ex: Retinopexy- reattachment of the retina) |
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