common med terms Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| mono-, uni- | one |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| quadr- | four |
| hex-, sex- | six |
| diplo- | double |
| -centesis | puncture a cavity to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | a new permanent opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -orraphy | surgical repair |
| -opexy | surgical fixation |
| --oplasty | surgical repair |
| -otripsy | crushing, destroying |
| ambi- | both |
| aniso- | unequal |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | deficient, below |
| iso- | equal, same |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| megalo- | large |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -emia | blood |
| -iasis | condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | destruction, break down |
| -lytic | destroy, break down |
| -oid | like |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opathy | disease of |
| -orrhagia | hemorrhage |
| -orrhea | flow or discharge |
| -osis | abnormal condition of |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -plasia | growth |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ecto-, exo- | outside |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| infra- | below, under |
| ipsi- | same |
| meta- | after, beyond |
| peri- | surrounding |
| retro- | behind, back |
| trans- | across, through |
| anterior or ventral | at or near the front surface of the body |
| posterior or dorsal | at or near the back surface of the body |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| lateral | side |
| distal | farthest from center |
| proximal | nearest to center |
| medial, meso | middle |
| supine | face up or palm up |
| prone | face down or palm down |
| sagittal | vertical body plane, divides the body into wqual right and left sides |
| transverse | horizontal body plane, divides the body into top and bottom sections |
| coronal | vertical body plane, divides the body into front and back sections |
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