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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mono-,uni | one |
| Bi- | two |
| Tri- | three |
| Ab- | away from |
| Ad- | toward |
| Ecto-, exo- | outside |
| Endo- | within inside |
| epi- | upon,abov |
| Anterior or ventral | front of the body |
| Posterior or dorsal | back of the body |
| Superior | the head is superior to the chest |
| Inferior | below and towards the feet |
| Lateral | away from the midline |
| Distal | farther from the point of attatment |
| Proximal | closer to the point of attatment |
| Ambi- | both |
| Dys- | Dys- difficult abnormal or painful |
| Eu- | good normal or well |
| Homo- | same |
| Iso- | equal same |
| mal- | bad poor |
| algia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis. | breakdown destruction or sepration |
| -oid | resembling like |
| -opathy | disease or disorder |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into incison |
| -orrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -opexy | surgical fixation |
| -oplasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| otripsy | crushing |