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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-, uni- | one |
| Bi- | two |
| Tri- | three |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Towards |
| Ecto-, exo- | Outside |
| Endo- | Inside |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Anterior or ventral | Front |
| Posterior or dorsal | Back |
| Superior | Upper |
| Inferior | Lower |
| Lateral | Directed towards |
| Distal | Farthest from the centers- |
| Proximal | Closet to the center |
| Ambi | Both |
| Dys | Bad, difficult |
| Eu | Good /normal |
| Homo | Same |
| Iso | Equal |
| Mal | Bad |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emia | Condition of the blood |
| -itis | Inflammation of a specific body part |
| -lysis | B reakdown |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -opathy | Disease |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | the excision |
| -ostomy | a surgically created artifical opening |
| -otomy | temporary incision |
| -orrhaphy | surgically suture |
| -opexy | surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | surgical repair |
| -otripsy | crushing of a suture |