Medical Terminology I Chapter 2

Front 1

ab-

Back 1

from, away from
abduct (to move away from the midline of the body)

Front 2

ad-

Back 2

toward, increase
adduct (movement toward the midline of the body)

Front 3

ambi-

Back 3

both, both sides
ambidextrous (able to use both hands well)

Front 4

ante-

Back 4

before, in front of
antecubital (the space in front of the elbow)

Front 5

circum-

Back 5

around
circumoral (around the mouth)

Front 6

de-

Back 6

down, from
desend ( to come down from)

Front 7

dia-

Back 7

through
diagnosis (knowledge through testing)

Front 8

ecto-

Back 8

outside
ectopic(outside a normal location)

Front 9

endo-

Back 9

within
endocervical(pertaining to the inner lining of the cervix)

Front 10

epi-

Back 10

upon, over
epigastric(upon the stomach)

Front 11

ex-

Back 11

out, away from, outside
extract(to remove a tooth from (away from) the oral cavity)

Front 12

extra-

Back 12

outside, beyond
extrahepatic(outside of the liver)

Front 13

hypo-

Back 13

under,below,beneath, less than normal
hypoglossal(under the tongue)

Front 14

in-

Back 14

in,inside,within,not
intubate(to insert a tube inside (into)an organ or body cavity)

Front 15

infra-

Back 15

beneath, below,under
infrapatellar (below the knee)

Front 16

inter-

Back 16

between
intercostal(between the ribs)

Front 17

intra-

Back 17

within
intravenous(within a vein)

Front 18

juxta-

Back 18

near, beside
juxtaarticula(pertaining to a location near a joint)

Front 19

meso-

Back 19

middle
mesoderm(the middle of the three layers of the skin)

Front 20

para-

Back 20

near, beside, beyond, two like parts
paracervical(near,or beside, the cervix)

Front 21

peri-

Back 21

around
perianal(around the anus)

Front 22

pre-

Back 22

before, in front of
precordial(the region of the chest wall in front of the heart)

Front 23

pro-

Back 23

in front, before
progravid(preceding pregnacny)

Front 24

retro-

Back 24

backward, behind
retroflexion(an abnormal postion of an organ in which the organ is tilted backward)

Front 25

sub-

Back 25

under, below
sublingual(under the tongue)

Front 26

supra-

Back 26

above, over
suprapubic(above, or over, the pubic area)

Front 27

trans-

Back 27

across, through
transurethral(across, or through, the urethra)