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Building words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono, uni | one |
| Bi | two |
| Tri | three |
| Ab | away from |
| Ad | toward |
| Ecto, exo | outside |
| Endo | in, inside |
| Epi | upon |
| anterior or ventral | front of the body |
| Posterior or dorsal | back of the body |
| superior | towards the top |
| inferior | towards the bottom |
| lateral | further away from the midline |
| distal | further away from the back |
| proximal | towards the truck |
| ambi | both |
| dys | abnormal |
| Eu | good |
| Homo | same |
| Iso | equal |
| Mal | bad, poor |
| algia | pain |
| emia | blood condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | breakdown |
| oid | resembling |
| opathy | disease |
| pnea | breathing |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| ostomy | creation of an opening |
| otomy | cutting into/ incision |
| orrhaphy | stitching |
| opexy | surgical fixation |
| oplasty | surgical repair |
| otripsy | crushing |