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Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri | Three |
| Ab | Away |
| Ad | Toward |
| Ecto, exo | Outside |
| Endo | In, Inside |
| Epi | Around |
| Anterior or Ventral | Front |
| Posterior or Dorsal | Back |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Lateral | Out to the side |
| Distal | Farther away from center |
| Proximal | Closer in to the center |
| Ambi | Both, around |
| Dys | Bad |
| Eu | Good |
| Homo | Same, alike |
| Iso | Equal, same |
| Mal | Bad, poor, abnormal |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | Blood Condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Loosen, break down |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -opathy | Disease |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -centesis | Puncture |
| -ectomy | Removal |
| -ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| -otomy | Incision |
| -orrhaphy | Suture |
| -opexy | Surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | Repair or plastic reconstruction |
| -otripsy | Crushing |