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Flashcards by gabrielle.bentle, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gabrielle.bentle
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| AB- | Meaning: away from Example: abduct (to draw away) |
| AD- | Meaning: toward, near Example: adduct (to draw near) |
| ANTE- | Meaning: before, forward Example: antemortem (performed or occurring before death) |
| DIA- | Meaning: through, complete Example: diarrhea (rapid discharge or fecal matter through intestines) |
| DIS- | Meaning: apart, away from Example: dissect (cut apart) |
| EC, ECTO- | Meaning: outside Example: ectopic (located from the normal position) |
| ENDO- | Meaning: within, in, inner Example: endocrine (secreting internally) |
| EPI- | Meaning: above, upon Example: epidermis (outter most layer of skin) |
| EX- | Meaning: out Example: excision (removal by cutting out) |
| EXTRA- | Meaning: outside of Example: extrapulmonary (not connected with the lungs) |
| IN- | Meaning: in, into Example: incision (cutting into) |
| INFRA- | Meaning: below, beneath Example: infraclavicular (below the clavicle) |
| INTER- | Meaning: between Example: interosseaous (between two bones) |
| INTRA- | Meaning: within Example: intravenous (within a vein) |
| META- | Meaning: beyond, change Example: metacarpal (bones beyond the wrist) |
| PARA- | Meaning: near, alongside Example: parametrial (near the uterus) |
| PERI- | Meaning: surrounding Example: perilaryngitis (inflammation of the tissues around the larynx) |
| POST- | Meaning: after, behind Example: postvaccinal (occuring after a vaccination) |
| PRE- | Meaning: before Example: prenatal (before birth) |
| PRO-, PROS- | Meaning: before, forward Example: prognosis (forecast of likely course of disease) |
| RE- | Meaning: back, again Examples: relapse (return of disease symptoms) |
| RETRO- | Meaning: behind, backward Example: retromandibular (behind the lower jaw) |
| SUB- | Meaning: beneath, less than Example: subcutaneous (under the skin) |
| SUPRA- | Meaning: above, upper Example: suprapelvic (above the pelvis) |
| TRANS- | Meaning: across, through Example: transverse (extending through a structure from side to side) |
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