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terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-, uni- | Single, One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad | Toward |
| Ecto-, exo- | Outward, Outside |
| Endo- | Within , Inside |
| Epi | Above, Upon |
| Anterior or ventral | Front |
| Posterior or dorsal | Back |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Lateral | Towards the Midline |
| Distal | Farther away from center of the body |
| Proximal | Closer to the center of the body |
| Ambi | On both sides |
| Dys | Difficult, Abnormal, Painful |
| Eu | Normal, Good |
| Homo | Same |
| Iso | Equal |
| Mal | Poor, Nutrition |
| algia | pain |
| emia | Presence of blood |
| itis | Inflammation |
| lysis | Breakdown, Separation |
| oid | Resembling, Like |
| opathy | Disease |
| pnea | Breathing |
| centesis | Remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal of |
| ostomy | Surgical opening |
| otomy | Cutting into |
| orrhaphy | Surgical repair |
| opexy | Surgical, fixation |
| -oplasty | Surgical repair, reshaping |
| otripsy | Crushing |