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Numbers, Surgical Procedures and Conditions

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Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
Example
Uni-   One   Unilateral  
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Bi-   Two   Bilateral  
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Tri-   Three   Triad  
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Quadr-   Four   Quadriplegia  
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Hex- or Sex-   Six   Hexose  
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Diplo-   Double   Diplopia (Double Vision)  
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-centesis   Puncture a cavity to remove fluid   Amniocentesis  
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-ectomy   Surgical Removal (Excision)   Appendectomy  
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-ostomy   New Permenant Opening   Colostomy  
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-otomy   Cutting Into (Incision)   Tracheotomy  
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-orrhapy   Surgical Repair/Suture   Herniorrpahy  
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-opexy   Surgical Fixation   Nephropexy  
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-oplasty   Surgical Repair   Rhinoplasty  
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-otripsy   Crushing/Destroying   Lithotripsy  
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ambi-   Both   Ambidextrous  
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aniso-   Unequal   Anisocoria  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult   dysphoria  
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eu-   good, normal   euthanasia  
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hetero-   different   heterogeneous  
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homo-   same   homogenaous  
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hyper-   excessive, above   hypergastric  
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hypo-   deficient, below   hypogastric  
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iso-   equal, same   isotonic  
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mal-   bad, poor   malaise  
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megalo-   large   megalocardia  
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-algia   pain   neuralgia  
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-asthenia   weakness   myasthenia  
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-emia   blood   anemia  
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-iasis   condition of   amebiasis  
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-itis   inflammation   appendicitis  
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-lysis   destruction, breakdown   hemolysis  
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-lytic   destroy, breakdown   hemolytic  
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-oid   like   lipoid  
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-oma   tumor   carcinoma  
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-opathy   disease of   arthropathy  
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-orrhagia   hemorrhage   menorrhagia  
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-orrhea   flow or discharge   amenorrhea  
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-osis   abnormal condition of   tuberculosis  
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-paresis   weakness   hemiparesis  
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-plasia   growth   hyperplasia  
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-plegia   paralysis   paraplegia  
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-pnea   breathing   apnea  
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Mono-   One   Monocyte  
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