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med 104 assinment 1.
numbers, positions and conditions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono- | uni- one |
| Bi- | two |
| Tri- | three |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | toward |
| Ecto- exo- | Out/external |
| Endo- | inside |
| Epi- | upon |
| Anterior or ventral | front |
| Posterior or dorsal | back |
| Superior | above |
| Inferior | lower |
| Lateral | side |
| Distal | Away from center |
| Proximal | Close to center |
| Ambi- | both |
| Dys- | Pain/abnormal |
| Eu- | Good/normal |
| Homo- | same |
| Iso- | Equal/same |
| Mal- | Bad or poor |
| -algia | pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -it is | inflammation |
| -lysis | Breakdown/desctruction |
| -oid | Like/resemble |
| -opathy | Disease/disorder |
| -pnea | breath |
| -centesis | Remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Cut away/remove |
| -ostomy | Creating an opening |
| -otomy | Incision/cutting into |
| -orrhaphy | Repair/suture |
| -opexy | fixation |
| -oplasty | repair |
| -otripsy | crushing |