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Medical Terminology

Basic Terms

QuestionAnswer
Mono-, uni- One monoamniotic
Bi- two Lateral
Tri- three trimester
Ab- Away abduct
Ad- Towards adrenal
Ecto-, exo- outside Ectodermal
Endo- Withing or inside Endoscopy
Epi- Upon, above epidermis
Anterior or ventral Before or near Anterior Cervical region
Posterior or dorsal Back Posterior Fixation
Superior On top Superior vena cava
Inferior Going down or below Inferior border of lung
Lateral On the side Lateral abdominal region
Distal Away Distal Phalanx of hand or foot
Proximal towards Proximal to femur
Ambi- Both or double Ambiopia
Dys- Difficult or painful Dysuria
Eu- Normal Euthyroid
Homo- Same Homograft
Iso- Equal or alike Isograft
Mal- Bad/ poor/ abnormal malnutrition
-algia pain cephalalgia
-emia Blood condition Hyperglycemia
-itis Inflammation Gastritis
-lysis Breaking down hemolysis
-oid resembling Mucoid
-opathy Disease or disorder cardiomyopathy
-pnea Breathing or respiration dyspnea
-centesis puncture Cardiocentesis
-ectomy Removal, out vasectomy
-ostomy Creating an opening gastrojejunostomy
-otomy Cutting into or incision phlebotomy
-orrhaphy Suturing, stitching herniorrhaphy
-opexy fixation gastropexy
-oplasty Reconstruction, repair rhinoplasty
-otripsy Crush or breaking down Stones or calculus Cystolithotripsy
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