Directional Prefixes and Word Roots Flashcards
1
Q
ab-
A
away from
2
Q
ad-
A
toward
3
Q
ambi-
A
both
4
Q
anter/o
A
front
5
Q
anti-
A
against
6
Q
caud-
A
tail (downward)
7
Q
cephal/o
A
head (upward)
8
Q
circum-
A
around
9
Q
dist-
A
away from (point of attachment)
10
Q
dors/o
A
back
11
Q
ecto-
A
out, outward, outside
12
Q
endo-
A
in, inward, inside
13
Q
infer/o
A
below, beneath, less than
14
Q
infra-
A
below, under, beneath
15
Q
inter-
A
between
16
Q
intra-
A
within
17
Q
later/o
A
side, toward the side
18
Q
medi/o
A
middle
19
Q
para-
A
along the side of, next to
20
Q
peri-
A
around
21
Q
post-
A
after
22
Q
poster/o
A
back (of body), behind
23
Q
pre-
A
before
24
Q
pro-
A
before
25
proxim/o
near (the point of attachment)
26
sub-
under, beneath, less than
27
super-
above, over, more than
28
ventr-
front, belly
