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Stack #4568849
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mono-, uni- | one |
| Bi- | two |
| Tri- | three |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Toward or near |
| Ecto-, exo- | Outside |
| Endo- | Inside or inner or with in |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Anterior or ventral | Toward the front of the body |
| Posterior or dorsal | Toward the back of the body |
| Superior | closer to the head |
| Inferior | Below or toward the feet |
| Lateral | Away from the midline of the body |
| Distal | Farther from the point of attachment or origin |
| Proximal | Closer to the point of attachment or origin |
| Ambi- | Both, on both sides |
| Dys- | painful |
| Eu- | Good, normal, well |
| Homo- | similar |
| Iso- | “Equal” or “identical’ |
| Mal- | “Bad” or “ill” |
| -algia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -oid | resembling |
| -opathy | disease or disorder |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal or excision of a body part. |
| -ostomy | Creating an opening |
| -otomy | incision |
| -orrhaphy | Surgical repair / suture |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | reshaping |
| -otripsy | Crushing |