Prefixes for Position

Question 1

dextr/o-
dextrogastria

Answer 1

right
def of ex: displacement of the stomach (gastr/o) to the right

Question 2

sinistr/o
sinistromanual

Answer 2

left
def of ex: left-handed

Question 3

ec-,ecto-
ectopic

Answer 3

out, outside
def of ex: out of normal position

Question 4

ex/o-
excise

Answer 4

away from, outside
def of ex: to cut out

Question 5

end/o-
endoderm

Answer 5

in, within
def of ex: inner layer of a developing embryo

Question 6

mes/o-
mesencephalon

Answer 6

middle
def of ex: middle portion of the brain (encephalon)

Question 7

syn,- sym- (used before b,m,p)
synapse

Answer 7

together
def of ex: a junction betweeen two nerve cells

Question 8

tel/e-, te/o-
teletherapy

Answer 8

end, far, at a distance
radiation therapy delivered at a distance from the body