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Med. Terminology 5
Direction and postition prefixes and roots
Prefix/root | Meaning |
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ab, abs | away from |
ad | toward |
ante | before; foreward |
circum | around |
cycl | circle; cycle |
de | away from; ending |
dia | across; through |
ect/o, exo | outer; outside |
end/o, ent, enter/o | within; inner |
epi | upon; outside of |
ex, extra | beyond |
infra | beneath; below |
inte | between |
intra | within |
meso | middle |
meta | beyond; change |
para | alongside; abnormal |
path/o | disease |
peri | around |
post | behind; after |
pre- | before; in front |
retro | backward; behind |
super | above |
supra | above; upon |
super; supra | above (2) |
sy, syl, sym, syn, sys | together |
trans | across; through |
medi | middle |
meso; medi | middle (2) |