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Prefixes and Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mono- , uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab | Away |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ecto-, exo- | Inside, In |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Anterior or ventral | The front |
| Posterior or dorsal | The back |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Lateral | Out to the side |
| Distal | Further away from the center |
| Proximal | Closer to the center |
| Ambi- | Both |
| Dys- | Bad |
| Eu- | Good |
| Homo | Simular |
| Iso | Equal |
| Mal | Absorption |
| Algia | Pain |
| Emia | Blood Condition |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Lysis | Loosen, breakdown |
| Oid | Resembling |
| Opathy | Disease |
| Pnea | Deficiency |
| Centesis | Puncture |
| Ectomy | Removal |
| Ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| Otomy | Incision |
| Orrhaphy | Suture |
| Opexy | Surgical fixation |
| Oplasty | Reconstruction |
| Otripsy | Crushing or breaking up a hard structure inside the body |