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Basic terminology
How to medically describe them
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-, Uni | one or single example: Mononucleosis |
| Bi- | Two or both example: bilateral |
| Tri- | Three example: Trimester |
| Ab- | Away from example: Ablation |
| Ad- | Toward, to or near example: Adrenal |
| Ecto-, exo- | Outside or external example: Ectopic Pregnancy |
| Endo- | with or inside example: Endometriosis |
| Epi- | on, above, or over example: Epidural |
| Anterior or Ventral | Front or towards the front example: Sternum |
| Posterior or dorsal | Back or towards the rear example: Spinal cord |
| Superior | Situated above or higher example: Eyes |
| Inferior | Bellow example: Stomach |
| Lateral | Away from the midline example: Thumb |
| Distal | Away from the center of the body example: Wrist |
| Proximal | Near the center of the body example: Shoulder |
| Ambi- | Both example: ambidextrous |
| Dys- | Bad, difficult, painful, or abnormal example: Dyslexia |
| Eu- | Good, well, normal, or true example: Eupnea |
| Homo- | Same, identical example: Homogeneous |
| Iso- | Equal, Similar example: Isotonic |
| Mal- | Bad, difficult example: Malignant tumor |
| -algia | Pain example: Fibromyalgia |
| -emia | A condition of the blood example: Anemia |
| -itis | Inflammation or infection of a specific body part example: Arthritis |
| -lysis | Meaning to loosen, free or destroy example: Hemolysis |
| -oid | Resembling, like, in the shape of example: Rheumatoid |
| -Opathy | disease, disorder, suffering, or a |
| -emia | A condition of the blood example: Anemia |
| -itis | Inflammation or infection of a specific body part example: Arthritis |
| -lysis | Meaning to loosen, free or destroy example: Hemolysis |
| -oid | Resembling, like, in the shape of example: Rheumatoid |
| -Opathy | disease, disorder, suffering, or a specific method of treatment example: Cardiomyopathy |
| -pnea | breath or breathing example: Apnea |
| -centesis | a surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid example: Amniocentesis |
| -ectomy | the surgical removal or excision of a specific body part, organ, or tissue example: Tonsillectomy |
| -ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening (called a stoma) between an internal organ and the outside of the body, or between two different organs example: Colostomy |
| -otomy | to make a surgical incision or cut into an organ or body part example: Tracheotomy |
| -orrhaphy | the surgical suturing or repair of a part of the body example: Herniorrhaphy |
| -opexy | surgical fixation example: Mastopexy |
| -oplasty | the surgical reshaping, repair, or reconstruction of a body part example: Rhinoplasty |
| -otripsy | surgical crushing or destruction of a body part example: Lithotripsy |
Created by:
Shay1997
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