Location Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
AB-
A
Away from
1
Q
AD-
A
Toward, near
2
Q
ANTE-
A
Before: forward
3
Q
DIA-
A
Through
4
Q
DIS-
A
Apart, away, from
5
Q
EC-
ECTO-
A
Outside
6
Q
ENDO-
A
Within, in, inner
7
Q
EPI-
A
Above, upon
8
Q
EX-
A
Out
9
Q
EXTRA-
A
Outside of
10
Q
IN-
A
In, into
11
Q
INFRA-
A
Below, beneath
12
Q
INTER-
A
Between
13
Q
INTRA-
A
Within
14
Q
META-
A
Beyond, change
15
Q
PARA-
A
Near, alongside
16
Q
PERI-
A
Surrouding
17
Q
POST-
A
After, behind
18
Q
PRE-
A
Before
19
Q
PRO-
PROS-
A
Before, forward
20
Q
RE-
A
Back, again
21
Q
RETRO-
A
Behind, backward
22
Q
SUB-
A
Beneath, less than
23
Q
SUPRA-
A
Above, upper
24
TRANS-
Across, through
25
Abduct
To draw away from
26
Adduct
To draw forward
27
Antemortem
Performed or occurring before death
28
Diarrhea
Rapid discharge of fecal matter through intestines
29
Dissect
Cut apart
30
Ectopic
Located away from the normal position
31
Endocrine
Secreting internally
32
Epidermis
Outermost layer of skin
33
Excision
Removal by cutting out
34
Extrapulmonary
Not connected with the lungs
35
Incisions
Cutting into
36
Infraclavicular
Below the clavicle
37
Intercostal
Between two ribs
38
Intravenous
Within a vein
39
Metacarpal
Bones beyond the wrist
40
Parametrial
Near the uterus
41
Perilaryngitis
Inflammation of the tissue around the larynx
42
Postpartum
Occurring after a delivery
43
Prenatal
Before birth
44
Prognosis
Forecast of likely course of disease
45
Relapse
Return of disease symptoms
46
Retromandibular
Behind the lower jaw
47
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
48
Suprapelvic
Above the pelvis
49
Transverse
Extending through a structure from side to side
