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Med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono | one |
| bi | two |
| tri | three |
| ab | away |
| ad | toward |
| ecto, exo | outside |
| endo | inside |
| epi | upon |
| Anterior or ventral | toward the front |
| Posterior or dorsal | toward the back |
| superior | above or higher |
| inferior | below or lower |
| lateral | to the side |
| distal | farther away from the center |
| proximal | closer to the center |
| ambi | both or both sides |
| dys | difficult, painful |
| eu | good, normal |
| homo | same, similar |
| iso | equal |
| mal | bad |
| algia | pain |
| emia | blood condition |
| it is | inflammation |
| lysis | loosen, breakdown |
| oid | resembling |
| opathy | disease |
| pnea | deficiency |
| centesis | puncture |
| ectomy | removal |
| ostomy | opening |
| otomy | cutting into |
| orrhaphy | repair |
| opexy | surgical fix |
| oplasty | surgical repair |
| otripsy | surgically break or destroy |