I love learning new terminology and trying to impress people with it, it very rarely happens!
Here are some of my favs, more to follow
TERM.....................EXPLANATION
Pan......................Whole
Hemi.....................Half
Supra....................Above
Infra....................Below
Retro....................Forward
Ventro...................Forward
Para.....................Beside
Endo.....................Inside
Peri.....................Outside
Circum...................Outside
Trans....................Through
Inter....................In-between
EC.......................Out of
Epi......................On
An.......................Without
Ventral..................front
Dorsal...................Back
Lateral..................To the outside
Medial...................Towards the middle
Distal...................Furthest away
Proximal.................Closest or nearer
Suppimation..............Palm up
Promation................Palm down
Flexion..................Pulling in or bending
Graphy...................Recording
Rotation.................Turning
Abdult...................Away from the body
Addult...................Towards the body
Efferent.................Going away
Afferent.................Going into
Ectomy...................removal of
Otomy....................Opening into
Ostomy...................Permanent opening
Oscopy...................Looking into
Orrhaphy.................Repair of
Plasty...................Reconstruction of
Desis....................Fusion
Pexy.....................Fixing down
Tripsy...................Crushing of stones
Lapaxy...................Crushing of stones
Plication................Making tighter
Arthro...................Fusion of a joint
Desis....................Fusion of a joint
