Location Prefixes Flashcards by Amanda McNeill

Q

AB-

A

Away from

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

AD-

A

Toward, near

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

ANTE-

A

Before: forward

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

DIA-

A

Through

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

DIS-

A

Apart, away, from

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

EC-
ECTO-

A

Outside

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

ENDO-

A

Within, in, inner

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

EPI-

A

Above, upon

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

EX-

A

Out

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

EXTRA-

A

Outside of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

IN-

A

In, into

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

INFRA-

A

Below, beneath

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

INTER-

A

Between

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

INTRA-

A

Within

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

META-

A

Beyond, change

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

PARA-

A

Near, alongside

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

PERI-

A

Surrouding

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

POST-

A

After, behind

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

PRE-

A

Before

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

PRO-
PROS-

A

Before, forward

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

RE-

Study These Flashcards

A

Back, again

Q

RETRO-

Study These Flashcards

A

Behind, backward

Q

SUB-

Study These Flashcards

A

Beneath, less than

Q

SUPRA-

Study These Flashcards

A

Above, upper

TRANS-

Across, through

Abduct

To draw away from

Adduct

To draw forward

Antemortem

Performed or occurring before death

Diarrhea

Rapid discharge of fecal matter through intestines

Dissect

Cut apart

Ectopic

Located away from the normal position

Endocrine

Secreting internally

Epidermis

Outermost layer of skin

Excision

Removal by cutting out

Extrapulmonary

Not connected with the lungs

Incisions

Cutting into

Infraclavicular

Below the clavicle

Intercostal

Between two ribs

Intravenous

Within a vein

Metacarpal

Bones beyond the wrist

Parametrial

Near the uterus

Perilaryngitis

Inflammation of the tissue around the larynx

Postpartum

Occurring after a delivery

Prenatal

Before birth

Prognosis

Forecast of likely course of disease

Relapse

Return of disease symptoms

Retromandibular

Behind the lower jaw

Subcutaneous

Under the skin

Suprapelvic

Above the pelvis

Transverse

Extending through a structure from side to side