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Common medical terms
roots, prefixes and suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono, Uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | Towards |
| Ecto-, Exo- | Outside |
| Endo- | In, Inside |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Anterior or ventral- | The front |
| Posterior or Dorsal- | The back |
| Superior- | Above |
| Inferior- | Below |
| Lateral- | Out to the side |
| Distal- | Farther away from the center |
| Proximal- | Closer to the center |
| Ambi- | Both |
| Dys- | bad |
| Eu- | Good |
| Homo- | Similar |
| Iso- | equal |
| Mal- | bad |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| -oid | resembling |
| -opathy | disease |
| -pnea | deficiency |
| -Centesis | Puncture |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -ostomy | creation of opening |
| -otomy | incision |
| -orrphaphy | suture |
| opexy | surgical fixation |
| oplasty | reconstruction |
| otripsy | crushing or destroying by friction |