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Unit 1 Building Word
Med Term. 104
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono- Uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | Away From |
| Ecto- Exo- | Outside/Outward |
| Endo- | Within/Inside |
| Epi- | Upon/On/Above |
| Anterior/Ventral | Front of the body |
| Posterior/Dorsal | Back of the body |
| Superior | Above/Towards the head |
| Inferior | Below/Toward |
| Lateral | Towards the side |
| Distal | Farther from the point of attachment |
| Proximal | Closer to the point of attachment |
| Ambi- | Both/Both sides |
| Dys- | Painful/Difficult/abnormal |
| Eu- | Good/Normal |
| Homo- | Same/Alike |
| Iso- | Equal |
| Mal- | Bad/Poor |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Breakdown/ destruction |
| -oid | resembling/like |
| -opathy | Disease |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Surgical Removal |
| -ostomy | Surgical creation of an opening |
| -otomy | Cutting into/incision |
| -orrhaphy | Surgical Suturing |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation(to put into place) |
| -oplasty | Surgical repair/reconstruction |
| -otrippsy | Crushing |