Ch 3 Position/placement Prefixes

Front 1

ab-

Back 1

away from

ex: ab/duct/ion - process of moving a body part away from the middle.

Front 2

ad-

Back 2

toward, near, to

ex: ad/duct/or - muscle that draws a part toward the middle.

Front 3

ana-

Back 3

up, apart, backward

ex: ana/trop/ia - tendency of eyeballs to turn upward.

Front 4

ante-

Back 4

before, forward

ex: ante/flex/ion - the process of bending forward of an organ or part.

Front 5

cata-

Back 5

down

ex: cata/bol/ism - literally a casting down; a breaking of complex substances into more basic elements.

Front 6

circum-, peri-

Back 6

around

ex: circum/cis/ion - surgical process of cutting around the foreskin of the penis.

ex: peri/cardi/al - pertaining to the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart.

Front 7

endo-

Back 7

within, inner

ex: endo/card/itis - inflammation of the endocardium.

Front 8

epi-

Back 8

upon, above, over

ex: epi/gastr/ic - pertaining to the region above the stomach.

Front 9

ex-

Back 9

out, away from

ex: ex/cis/ion - process of cutting out; surgical removal.

Front 10

extra-

Back 10

outside, beyond

ex: extra/corpore/al - pertaining to the circulation of the blood outside the body via a heart-lung machine or hemodialyzer.

Front 11

hyper-

Back 11

above, beyond, excessive

ex: hyper/tens/ion - high blood pressure.

Front 12

hypo-

Back 12

below, under, deficient

ex: hypo/tens/ion - low blood pressure.

Front 13

inter-

Back 13

between

ex: inter/cost/al - pertaining to between the ribs.

Front 14

intra-

Back 14

within, into

ex: intra/uter/ine - pertaining to within the uterus.

Front 15

meso-

Back 15

middle

ex: meso/derm - a middle layer of the embryo lying between the ectoderm, and endoderm.

Front 16

para-

Back 16

beside, alongside

ex: para/plagia - paralysis of the lower part of the body and of both legs.

Front 17

retro-

Back 17

backward

ex: retro/vers/ion - process of being turned backward, such as the displacement of the uterus within the cervix pointed forward.

Front 18

sub-

Back 18

below, under, beneath

ex: sub/lingu/al - pertaining to below the tongue.

Front 19

supra-

Back 19

above, beyond, superior

ex: supra/ren/al - two small glands located on top (above) of each kidney, also called the adrenal glands.