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Med 104
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono- , uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ecto- , Exo- | Outside |
| Endo- | In, Inside |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Anterior or Ventral | Toward front of the body |
| Posterior or dorsal | Toward the back of the body |
| Superior | Above, toward the head |
| Inferior | Below, toward the feet |
| Lateral | Toward the side |
| Distal | Farther from the point of attachment |
| Proximal | Closer to the point of attachment |
| Ambi- | Both; on both sides |
| Dys- | Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
| Eu- | Good; normal; well |
| Homo- | Same |
| Iso- | Equal; same |
| Mal- | Bad; poor |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | Breaking down |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -opathy | Disease |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -ostomy | Surgical creation of an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -orrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -opexy | surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | surgical repair |
| -otripsy | crushing or breaking up |