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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono/Uni- | Numbers, One |
| Bi- | Numbers, Two |
| Tri- | Numbers, Three |
| Ab- | Direction/Position, Away from |
| Ad- | Direction/Position, Toward |
| Ecto/Exo- | Direction/Position, Outside, Outward |
| Endo- | Direction/Position, Within, Inside |
| Epi- | Direction/Position, Upon, Above |
| Anterior/Ventral | Direction/Position, Front of the body |
| Posterior/Dorsal | Direction/Position, Back of the body |
| Superior | Direction/Position, Above |
| Inferior | Direction/Position, Below |
| Lateral | Direction/Position, Towards the Midline |
| Distal | Direction/Position, Farther away from center of the body |
| Proximal | Direction/Position, Closer to the center of the body |
| Ambi- | Condition, on both sides |
| Dys- | Condition, Difficult, Abnormal, Painful |
| Eu- | Condition, Normal, Good |
| Homo- | Condition, Same |
| Iso- | Condition, Equal |
| Mal- | Condition, Poor, Nutrition |
| -algia | Condition, Pain |
| -emia | Condition, Presence of blood |
| -itis | Condition, Inflammation |
| -lysis | Condition, Breakdown, Separation |
| -oid | Condition, Reembling, Like |
| -opathy | Condition, Disease |
| -pnea | Condition, Breathing |
| -centesis | Surgical Procedure, Removal Fluid |
| -ectomy | Surgical Procedure, Surgical Removal of |
| -ostomy | Surgical Procedure, Surgical Opening |
| -otomy | Surgical Procedure, Cutting Into |
| -orrhaphy | Surgical Procedure, Surgical Repair |
| -opexy | Surgical Procedure, Surgical, Fixation |
| -oplasty | Surgical Procedure, Surgical Repair, Reshaping |
| -otripsy | Surgical Procedure, Crushing |