Chapter 2 Flashcards by Alessia DiMarzo

ambi-, ambo-

Both (ambidextrous)

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Apo-

Away from (apolitical)

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Contra-

Opposite, against (Contrarion)

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Ecto-

Outside, outer (ectothermic_

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Endo-

Inside, inner (endothermic) (endoscope - tube down your throat)

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Inter-

Between (International, interconnected)

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Intra-

Within (Intravenous)

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Meso-

Middle (Mesozoic)

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Sub-

Below, underneath (subtle)

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Super-

Upper, above, beyond (supernatural) (superfacial - pertaining to the upper surface)

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Trans-

Across, through (Transit)

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Prefixes tell us..

how, where, what degree

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The base and the suffix together form a complete (3)

Noun
Adj
Verb

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-ad

Toward (Ventrad - toward the front)

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-an

Pertaining to (Median)-pertaining to the middle

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-al

pertaining to (Mesal) pertaining to the middle

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-ary

Pertaining to

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-ial

Pertaining to

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-ic

pertaining to

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-ion

Action, condition, act of
Levoversion action of turning to the left

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-ior

pertaining to Anterior-pertaining to the front

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-ous

pertaining to, like, full of, having (humorous-full of humour)

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-tic

pertaining to Cephalic - pertaining to the head

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-verse

To turn, to travel, turned
Transverse (travel across)

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VENTR-

Front abdomen belly

Ventral

Pertaining to the front

Ventral

Toward the front

DORS-

Back

Dorsad

Toward the back

Dorsal

Pertaining to the back

Mesodorsal

pertaining to the middle of the back

Dorsoventral

Pertaining to the front and back

ANTER-

Front, before

Pertaining to the front

POSTER-

Back behind

Posterior

pertaining to the back

FRONT-

Front, forehead

Frontal

Pertaining to the front

LATER-

Side

Lateral

Pertaining to the side

Ambilateral

Pertaining to both sides

Contralateral

Pertaining to the opposite side

MEDI-

Middle, midline

Median

Pertaining to the middle

Mediad

Toward the middle

MED-

Middle, midline

Medal

Pertaining to the middle

CENTR-

Center

Apocentric

Pertaining to away from the center

DEXTR-

Right, right handed

Dextrad

Toward the right

-ad

toward

SINISTR-

Left, left handed

Sinistrad

Toward the left

Sinistral

Pertaining to the left

Dextral

Pertaining to the right

LAEV-

left

LEV-

Left

Levoversion

Action of turning to the left

SUPER-

Above, in the top part of

INFER-

Below, in the bottom part of

INFERior

Pertaining to the bottom/below

Superior

Pertaining to the top/above

CEPHAL-

Head

Cephalic

Pertaining to the head

Intracephalic

Pertaining to within the head

Cephalad

Toward the head

Caudocephalad

Toward the head from the tail

CAUD-

Tail

Caudal

Pertaining to the tail

Caudad

Toward the tail

Cephlocaudad

Toward the tail from the head

PROXIM-

Near to

Proximal

Pertaining to near the point of attachment

Proximad

Toward the near point of attachment

DIST-

Away from

Distal

Pertaining to away from the point of attachment

What is the usual reference point with the words proximal and distal

the trunk of the body

INTERN-

Inside

Internal

Pertaining to the inside

EXTERN-

Outside

External

Pertaining to the outside

FACI-

Face, surface

Facial

Pertaining to the face

-FICI-

Face, surface

Superfacial

Pertaining to the upper surface

Where does FICI occur?

Only ever in the middle of the word

PARIET-

Wall (usually of a body cavity)

Parietal

Pertaining to a cavity wall

Interparietal

Pertaining to between cavity walls

Intraparietal

Pertaining to within a cavity wall

Transparietal

Pertaining to across cavity walls

AX-

Axis, central line

VERS-

Travel, turn

VERT-

Travel, turn

Transverse

Travel across

Version

The action of turning

What does the transverse plane separate?

The superior and inferior sections

CORON-

Crown, like a crown

Coronal

Pertaining to like a crown

Coronary

Pertaining to like a crown

SAGITT-

Arrow

Sagittal

Pertaining to like an arrow

How does coronary act like a crown?

It encircles something

MORPH-

Form, shape

Morphic

Pertaining to the shape

Morphotic

Pertaining to shape

DERM-

Skin, layer

DERMAT-

Skin, layer

Endodermic

Pertaining to an inside layer

Endodermic

Pertaining to an inside layer

Mesodermic

Pertaining to the middle layer

Ectodermic

Pertaining to the outside layer

Morphic

Pertaining to the shape

SOM-

body

SOMAT-

body

Somal

Pertaining to the body

Somatic

Pertaining to the body

CORP-

Body

CORPOR

body

CORPUS-

body

Corporal

Pertaining to the body

Chapter 2 Flashcards

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