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Medical Terms
| Prefix | Meaning/Example |
|---|---|
| Mono-Uni | Meaning One -Monocyte |
| Bi | Meaning Two- Biweekly, Bilateral |
| Tri | Meaning Three-Triceps |
| Ab | Meaning Away- Abduct |
| Ad | Meaning Toward- Adrenaline |
| Ecto-,exo | Meaning Outside- Ectoderm |
| Endo | Meaning In-Inside- Endocrine |
| Epi | Meaning Upon-Epididymus |
| Anterior or Ventral | Meaning Front- Sterum |
| Posterior or Dorsal | Meaning Back-Vertebral |
| Superior | Meaning Up- The Head is superior to the chest. |
| Inferior | Meaning Down- The heart is inferior to the head. |
| Lateral | Meaning Side- The arms are lateral to the chest. |
| Distal | Meaning Father away- The fingers a distal to the elbow. |
| Proximal | Meaning Closer- The elbow is proximal to the wrist. |
| Ambi | Meaning Both/on both sides- Ambidexterity |
| Dys | Meaning Difficult, Painful, or Abnormal- Dysphagia |
| Eu | Meaning Good- Euphoria |
| Homo | Meaning Same, Alike- Homogeneous |
| Iso | Meaning Equal, Same- Isotonic |
| Mal | Meaning Bad, Abnormal- Malnutrition |