Directional Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
anter/o
A
front
2
Q
caud/o
A
tail (downward)
3
Q
cephal/o
A
head (upward)
4
Q
dist/o
A
away (from the point of attachment)
5
Q
dors/o
A
back
6
Q
infer/o
A
below
7
Q
later/o
A
side
8
Q
medi/o
A
middle
9
Q
poster/o
A
back, behind
10
Q
proxim/o
A
near (the point of attachment)
11
Q
super/o
A
above
12
Q
ventr/o
A
belly (front)
13
Q
radi/o
A
x-rays, ionizing radiation
14
Q
son/o
A
sound
15
Q
tom/o
A
to cut, section, or slice
16
Q
bi-
A
two
16
Q
uni-
A
one
17
Q
-ad
A
toward
18
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
19
Q
-gram
A
the record, radiographic image
20
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record, the record
21
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording, radiographic imaging
22
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
23
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-logist
A
one who studies and treats
25
Q
-logy
A
study of
