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Appendix B
prefixes and suffixes of anatomical related terms
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/05/2012
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-a-
 Definition
a lack of, without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
amphi-
 Definition
on both sides
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
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apo-
 Definition
away from
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bi-
 Definition
two
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
-carpal
 Definition
wrist
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cephalo-
 Definition
head, or toward the head end
Term
circum
 Definition
around
Term
com-
 Definition
with or together with
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contra-
 Definition
opposite
Term
corp-
 Definition
body
Term
crus-
 Definition
cross, leglike part
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cryo
 Definition
cold
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-cule
 Definition
implies something very small
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
de-
 Definition
away from
Term
dextro-
 Definition
right
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, with difficulty
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e-
 Definition
out from
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ecto-
 Definition
on the outer side, toward the surface
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
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endo-
 Definition
toward the interior, within
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epi-
 Definition
upon or above something else
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etio-
 Definition
cause or origin
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ex-
 Definition
out of, toward the surface
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, increased, too much of something
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hypo-
 Definition
below, decreased, too little of something
Term
idio-
 Definition
peculiar
Term
infra-
 Definition
below
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
ipsi-
 Definition
same
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation or irritation
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
medio-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
after, mounted or built upon
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
 Definition
single
Term
morph-
 Definition
form
Term
myo-
 Definition
muscle
Term
naso-
 Definition
nose
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
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neuro-
 Definition
nerve
Term
oculo-
 Definition
eye
Term
oro-
 Definition
mouth
Term
palato-
 Definition
palate
Term
para
 Definition
beside, partial
Term
patho-
 Definition
abnormal in some way
Term
ped-
 Definition
foot
Term
per
 Definition
through, passing through, before
Term
peri
 Definition
around
Term
-phage
 Definition
eating
Term
-plasia
 Definition
growth
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
quadra-
 Definition
four
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, toward the rear
Term
scolio-
 Definition
curved
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
sinistro-
 Definition
left
Term
soma-
 Definition
pertaining to the body
Term
steno-
 Definition
narrow
Term
sub-
 Definition
under
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
sym-
 Definition
with or together
Term
tachy-
 Definition
swift, fast
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting
Term
trans-
 Definition
beyond or on the other side
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
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