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Basic Terminology

Unit 1 Assignment Building Words

TermDefinition
Mono one
Bi two
Tri three
Poly many
Ab away
Ad near
Ecto outside
Endo inner
Epi above
Anterior or ventral Toward the front of the body
Posterior or dorsal Toward the back of the body
Superior Toward the head or upper part of the body
Inferior Toward the feet or lower part of the body
Lateral Toward the side of the body
Distal Farther from the point of origin
Proximal Closer to the point of origin
Ambi- Both, on both sides
Dys Bad, difficult, painful
Eu Good, well, normal
Homo Same, alike
Iso Equal, same
Mal Bad, abnormal, poor
Algia pain
emia Blood condition
itis Inflammation
lysis Breakdown, separation, destruction
Oid Resembling, like
Opathy Disease, disorder
Pnea Breathing
Centesis Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Ectomy Surgical removal
Ostomy Creation of an opening
Otomy Cut into
Orrhaphy Surgical suturing
opexy Surgical fixation
oplasty Surgical repair or reconstruction
otripsy Crushing
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