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Building Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono-, uni- | one monocyte, unicellular |
| bi- | two- bilateral |
| tri- | three tricep |
| ab- | away abduction |
| ad- | towards adduction |
| ecto-, exo- | outside exoskeleton, ectopic |
| endo- | inside endocarditis |
| epi- | upon epidermis |
| anterior or ventral | front anterior cruciate ligament |
| posterior or dorsal | back posterior cruciate ligament |
| superior | above superior vena cava |
| inferior | below inferior vena cava |
| lateral | out to the side lateral collateral ligament |
| distal | farther away from center hand is distal to elbow |
| proximal | closer to the center elbow is proximal to the hand |
| ambi- | both ambidextrous |
| dys- | bad distress |
| eu- | good eupnea |
| homo- | same homograph |
| iso- | single isolateral |
| mal- | bad malabsorption |
| -algia | pain myalgia |
| -emia | deficiency anemia |
| -itis | inflammation arthritis |
| -lysis | to loosen, break down myolysis |
| -oid | resembling keloid |
| -opathy | disease myopathy |
| -penia | deficiency leukopenia |
| -centesis | puncture arthrocentesis |
| -ectomy | removal tonsillectomy |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening colostomy |
| -otomy | inscision lobotomy |
| -orrhaphy | suture hernniorrhaphy |
| -opexy | surgical fixation retinopexy |
| -oplasty | reconstruction rhinoplasty |
| -otripsy | to crush or break up lithotripsy |
| -physis | growth epiphysis, metaphysis, diaphysis |