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Away from
ex: abduct (to draw away) |
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Definition
Toward, near
ex: adduct (to draw forward) |
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Definition
Before; forward
ex: antemortem (performed or occurred before death) |
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Definition
Through
ex: diarrhea (rapid discharge of fecal matter through the intestines) |
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Definition
Apart, away from
ex: Dissect (cut apart) |
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Definition
Outside
ex: ectopic (located away from the normal position) |
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Definition
Within, in, inner
ex: endocrine (secreting internally) |
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Definition
Above, upon
ex: epidermis (outermost layers of skin) |
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Definition
Out
ex: excision (removal by cutting out) |
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Definition
Outside of
ex: extrapulmonary (not connected with the lungs) |
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Definition
In, into
ex: incisions (cutting into) |
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Definition
Below, beneath
ex: Infraclavicular (below the clavicle) |
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Definition
Between
ex: Interosseous (between two bones) |
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Definition
Within
ex: intravenous (within a vein) |
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Term
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Definition
Beyond, change
ex: metacarpal (bones beyond the wrist) |
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Definition
Near, alongside
ex: parametrial (near the uterus) |
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Term
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Definition
Surrounding
ex: perilaryngitis (inflammation of the tissues around the larynx) |
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Term
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Definition
After, behind
ex: postvaccinal (occurring after a vaccine) |
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Term
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Definition
Before
ex: prenatal (before birth) |
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Term
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Definition
Before, forward
ex: prognosis (forecast of likely course of disease) |
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Term
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Definition
Back again
ex: relapse (return of disease symptoms) |
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Definition
Behind, backward
ex: retromandibular (behind the lower jaw) |
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Term
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Definition
Beneath, less than
ex: subcutaneous (under the skin) |
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Term
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Definition
Above, upper
ex: suprapelvic (above the pelvis) |
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Definition
Across, through
ex: transverse (extending through a structure from side to side) |
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