Directional Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Anter/o
A
Front
2
Q
Caud/o
A
Tail (downwards)
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
14
Q
Son/o
A
Sound
15
Q
Tom/o
A
To cut, section, or slice
16
Q
bi-
A
two
17
Q
uni-
A
one
18
Q
ad-
A
toward
19
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
20
Q
-gram
A
the record, radiographic image
21
Q
-graph
A
Instrument used to record, the record
22
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording, radiographic imaging
23
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
24
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
25
-logist
one who studies and treats
26
-logy
study of
