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Building Words
Terms from Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-/Uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ecto-/Exo- | Outside |
| Endo- | In/Inside |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Anterior/Ventral | Front |
| Posterior/Dorsal | Back/Behind |
| Superior | Upward/Top |
| Inferior | Down/Beneath |
| Lateral | Away from central line |
| Medial | Closer to center line |
| Distal | Farther from attachment point to trunk |
| Proximal | Closer to attachment point to the trunk |
| Ambi- | Both/both sides |
| Dys- | Bad |
| Eu- | Good |
| Homo- | Same |
| Hetero- | Different |
| Iso- | Equal |
| Mal- | Bad/wrong |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -pnea | Breath/Respiration |
| -centesis | Puncture |
| -ectomy | Removal |
| -stomy | Creation |
| -tomy | Incision |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -plexy | Fastening |
| -plasty | Mold/reshape |
| -tripsy | Crushing/Rubbing |