Positional/Relational Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
ab- (abductor)
A
from
2
Q
ad- / af- (adductor/afferent)
A
to
3
Q
amphi- (amphicelous)
A
Both
4
Q
anterior/ante- (antebrachium)
A
before
5
Q
anti-
A
against
6
Q
apical
A
denoting/relating to an apex
7
Q
apo-
A
from
8
Q
axial
A
central axis of the body
9
Q
basi-
A
the foundation
10
Q
bi-
A
two
11
Q
capitas/capital
A
head
12
Q
caudal/caudate
A
away from the head; lower
13
Q
centrum/central
A
central part of the vertebrae
14
Q
cephalic
A
head
15
Q
com-
A
with/together
16
Q
de-
A
down
17
Q
dia-/dien-
A
through
18
Q
dorso-/dorsal
A
back-side
19
Q
ductus
A
convey
20
Q
ecto-
A
outer, external outermost
21
Q
ex-/eff-/exo-
A
out
22
Q
endo-
A
within
23
Q
ep-/epi-
A
on, above
24
Q
fore-
A
situated in the front
25
hyper-
over, beyond, above
26
hyp-/hypo-
under
27
infra-
below or under
28
inter-
between
29
intra-
on the inside
30
ipsi-
same side
31
juxta-
near/nearby & close
32
medial
middle
33
mes-/meso-
middle
34
meta-
change/after
35
myelen-
the hind part of the brain / vertebrates
36
opisth-
behind
37
par-/para-
beside, to beget
38
peri-
around
39
posterior
behind/back/after
40
pre-/pro-
before
41
retro-
location behind
42
sub-
under
43
super-/supra-
over/above
44
sym-
together
45
tele-/telen-
far end
46
trans-/transverse
across, beyond
47
ventral/ventro
belly
