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Building Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono-, uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ecto-, exo | outside, outward |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | upon, on, above |
| anterior or ventral | front of body |
| posterior or dorsal | back of body |
| superior | above, toward head |
| inferior | below, toward the feet |
| lateral | away from middle |
| dorsal | farther from the point of attachment |
| proximal | nearer to the point of attachment |
| ambi- | both, on both sides |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| eu- | good, normal |
| homo- | same, alike |
| iso- | equal, same |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| -algia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysos | breakdown, separation, destruction |
| -oid | resembling, like |
| -opathy | disease |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| -ostomy | surgical removal, excision |
| -otomy | surgical incision, cutting into |
| -orrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -opexy | surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | surgical repair |
| -otripsy | crushing |