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Medical terminology

TermDefinition
Mono-, uni- One
Bi- Two
Tri- Three
Ab- Towards
Ecto-, exo- Outside
Endo- In
Epi- Upon
Anterior or ventral Front when referring to the human
Posterior or dorsal Back when referring to the human
Superior Above
Inferior Below
Lateral Relationship to the center
Distal Farther away from the trunk
Proximal Closer to the trunk
Ambi- Both
Dys- Bad
Eu- Good
Homo- Same
Iso- Equal
Mal- Bad
-algia Pain
-emia Blood condition
-itis inflammation
-lysis Loosen
-oid Resembling
-opathy Disease
pnea Deficiency
centesis Puncture
-ectomy Surgical removal
ostomy Creation of opening
otomy Cutting into
orrhaphy Suture
opexy Surgical fixation
oplasty Reconstruction
otripsy Crushing
Created by: tamhug
 

 



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