Latin Positional adjectives

Question 1

SINISTR/O
(sĭn‐ĭs‐trō)

Answer 1

Current: Left
Ety: L. sinister, ‐tra, ‐trum, left

Ex:
Sinistrad, sinistraural

Loan word:
Sinister (sĭn‐ĭs′tĕr)

Question 2

*LEV/O
(lē‐vō)

Answer 2

Current: Left
Ety: L. laevus, ‐a, ‐um, left
Ex: Levocardia, levoscoliosis

Question 3

DEXTR/O
(deks‐trō)

Answer 3

Current: Right
Ety: L. dexter, ‐tra, ‐trum right
Ex: Dextrad, dextrocular

Loan word:
Dexter (dĕks′tĕr)

Question 4

LATER/O
(la‐ĕ‐rō)

Answer 4

Current: Side
Ety: L. lateralis, ‐e, pertaining to the side, lateral
fr. L. latus, lateris, n. side

Ex: Bilateral, inferolateral

Loan word:
Latus (lat′ŭs)
Lateralis (lăt‐ĕr‐ā′lĭs)

Question 5

MEDI/O
(mēd‐ē‐ō)

Answer 5

Current: Middle
Ety: L. medius, ‐a, ‐um, middle

Ex: Median, mediolateral

Loan word:
Medius (mēd′ē‐ŭs)

Question 6

EXTER/O
(eks‐tĕ‐rō)

EXTERNAL/O
(ĕks‐tĕr‐nā‐lō)

EXTREM/O
(ĕks‐trēm‐ō)

Answer 6

Current: Outside, outermost

Ety: L. exter, outward
L. externalis, ‐e, outside
L. extremus, ‐a, ‐um, outermost

Ex:
Exteroceptive, externalia
extremophile

Question 7

INTERN/O
(ĭn‐tĕr‐nō)

Answer 7

Current: Within, inside Ety: L. internus, ‐a, ‐um, within, inside

Ex: Internist, internal

Question 8

DORS/O
(dor‐sō)

Answer 8

Current: Back
Ety: L. dorsalis, ‐e, dorsal, pertaining to the back
fr. L. dorsum, ‐i, n. back

Ex:
Dorsad, dorsal

Loan word:
Dorsum (dor′sŭm)
pl. Dorsa (dor′sa)

Question 9

VENTR/O
(ven‐trō)

Answer 9

Currrent: Belly, abdomen, cavity

Ety: L. ventralis, ‐e, pertaining to the belly, ventral
fr. L. venter, ventris, m. belly

Ex:
Ventral, ventrad

Loan word:
Venter (vent′ĕr)
Ventralis (ven‐tra′lĭs)

Question 10

ROSTR/O
(rŏs‐trō)

Answer 10

Current: Snout, beak

Ety: L. rostralis, ‐e, pertaining to the snout or beak, rostral
fr. L. rostrum, ‐i, n. snout, beak

Ex: Rostriform, rostral

Loan word:
Rostrum (rŏs′trŭm)
pl. Rostra (rŏs′tra)

Question 11

CAUD/O
(kowd‐ō)

Answer 11

Tail, tail‐like
Ety: L. caudalis, ‐e, pertaining to the tail, caudal
L. cauda, ‐ae, f. tail

Ex:
Caudal, caudad

Loan word:
Cauda (kowd′ă)
pl. Caudae (kowd′ē)

Question 12

PROXIM/O
(prok‐sĭm‐ō)

Answer 12

Nearest (to a given part or center of body)

Ety: L. proximalis, ‐e, proximal proximus, ‐a, ‐um, nearest, closest
*superlative from L. propior, nearer

Ex:
Proximad, proximal

Question 13

DIST/O
(dĭs‐tō)

Answer 13

Farthest (from a given part of the center of the body)

Ety: L. distalis, ‐e, apart from, distal
Ex: Distolabial, distal

Question 14

CORON/O
(kor‐ō‐nō)

Answer 14

On the coronal suture of the skull, crown, circular, coronary arteries

Ety: L. coronalis, ‐e, coronal; the coronal suture
fr. L. corona, ‐ae, f. crown, garland

Ex:
Coronavirus, coronal

Loan word:
Corona (kŏ‐rō′nă)
pl. Coronae (kŏ‐rō′nē)

Question 15

SAGITT/O
(să‐jĭ‐tō)

Answer 15

On or parallel to the sagittal suture of the skull, arrow

Ety: L. sagittalis, ‐e, pert. to an arrow; the sagittal suture
fr. L. sagitta, ‐ae, f. arrow

Ex: Sagittocyst, sagittal

Question 16

ANTER/O
(ant‐ĕ‐rō)

Answer 16

Front, anterior

Ety: L. anterior, ‐ius, more forward, anterior

Ex:
Anterograde, anterograde

Loan word:
Anterior (an‐tēr′ē‐ŏr)

Question 17

POSTER/O
(pŏs‐tĕr‐ō)

Answer 17

Behind, posterior

Ety: L. posterior, ‐ius, more behind, posterior

Ex:
Posteroinferior, posteroanterior

Loan word:
Posterior (pŏs‐tē′rē‐or)

Question 18

SUPER/O
(soo‐pĕr‐ō)

Answer 18

Above, superior

Ety: L. superior, ‐ius, more above, superior

Ex: Superolateral

Loan word:
Superior (soo‐pē′rē‐or)

Question 19

INFER/O
(in‐fēr‐ō)

Answer 19

Below, inferior

Ety: L. inferior, ‐ius, more below, inferior

Ex: Inferolateral

Loan word:
Inferior (in‐fēr′ē‐ŏr)