Prefix / Location or Timing Flashcards
ab / abduction
away from / away from midline of the body
ad / adduction
toward / toward the midline of the body
ana / anatomy
up, toward/ process of cutting up (now use term to mean “structure”)
ante / antenatal
to come before / before or to come before birth
dia / dialysis
through / to loosen through
dis / dislocation
apart or away / dislocated part is apart or away from its normal position in the body
ec, ecto / ectopic pregnancy
outside or out / which the fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the uterus
endo / endogastric
within / within the stomach
eso / esotropia
inward / condition which eye is turned inward
ex, exo / exotropia
outside or away from / eye is turned away from its normal position
extra / extracellular
outside / outside cell
ep, epi / epidermis
upon, above, over, top / over the dermis layer
infer / inferior
below / position below another point of reference
inter / intervertebral
between / a position between the vertebrae
intra / intracellular
within / within the cell
para / paracusis
alongside or abnormal /abnormal hearing or a disorder in hearing
peri / pericardium
around / membrane that covers the area around the heart
post / postpartum
to follow after / to follow after birth
pre / prenatal
to come before / to come before birth
sub, hyp / hypodermis
under, beneath, below / below the skin
super, supra / superior
above / position above another pt of reference
syn, sym / syndrome
together or joined / a group of symptoms or signs that occur together
ab / abduction
away from / AWAY from the midline of the body
ad / adduction
toward / TOWARD the midline of the body
