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| Term | Definition |
| Mono-, uni- | Indicating 1 Ex: monocytes |
| Bi- | Indicating 2 Ex: bilateral |
| Tri- | Indicating 3 Ex: tricuspid |
| Ab- | Away from Ex: abnormal |
| Ad- | Towards, besides Ex: adrenal |
| Ecto-, exo - | Outer, outside Ex: ectopic |
| Endo- | Within Ex: endocrine |
| Epi- | On, above, over Ex: epidermis |
| Anterial or ventral | Front |
| Posterior or dorsal | Back |
| Superior | Towards the head |
| Inferior | Away from the head |
| Lateral | To the side of |
| Distal | Parts of the body away from the center |
| Proximal | Nearest to the center |
| Ami- | Both sides Ex: ambidextrous |
| Dys- | Abnormal, painful Ex: dysphasia |
| Eu- | Normal Ex: eupnoea |
| Homo- | Same Ex: homogeneous |
| Iso- | Equal Ex: isotonic |
| Mal- | Bad, illness, disease Ex: malignant |
| -algia | Pain, aches Ex: neuralgia |
| -emia | Condition of the blood Ex: anemia |
| -itis | Inflammation Ex: bronchitis |
| -lysis | Breaking down, loosening, decomposition Ex: dialysis |
| -oid | Resembling Ex: keloid |
| -opathy | Disease, disorder Ex: cardiomyopathy |
| -pnea | Breath, respiration Ex: sleep apnea |
| -centesis | Puncture, perforation Ex: amniocentesis |
| -ectomy | Removal Ex: vasectomy |
| -Ostomy | New opening Ex: colostomy |
| -otomy | Cutting into Ex: tracheotomy |
| -orrhaphy | Repair, suture Ex: cystorrhaphy |
| -opexy | Surgical suspension, fixation Ex : hysteropexy |
| -oplasty | Surgical repair Ex: rhinoplasty |
| -otripsy | Crushing, destroying Ex: lithotripsy |
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