Anatomical and Medical Terminology Flashcards

A comprehensive vocabulary review of anatomical prefixes, suffixes, roots, and directional descriptors compiled from all five source documents.

-al

pertaining to

a-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward

ante-

before

anti-

against

auto-

self

bene-

good

bi-

twice, 2

-blast

precursor, germ cell

brachi-

arm

cephal-

head

cereb-

brain

chondr-

cartilage

-clast

break

com-

with, together

corpus

body or mass

dura-

hard

ecto-

outside, outer

endo-

within, inner

epi-

upon, following

erythro-

red

fibr-

fibrous

hema-

blood

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, deficient

infra-

under, below

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal, like

-itis

inflammation

juxta-

near, adjacent

leuko-

white

macro-

large

medi-

middle

meso-

in the middle

micro-

small

myo-

muscle

neuro-

nerve

osse-

bone

osteo-

bone

para-

near, beside

Anterior

Front

Posterior

Rear

Superior

Towards the top of the head

Inferior

Towards the plantar region of the feet

Medial

Towards midline

Lateral

Away from midline

Proximal

Closer to attachment of trunk

Distal

Farther from attachment of trunk

Ventral

Belly side

Dorsal

Back side

Superficial

Outside, closer to the surface

Deep

Inside, farther from the surface

Rostral

Toward the nose or mouth

Caudal

Toward tail

Cranial/Cephalic

Toward the head

-pathy

disease

peri-

surrounding, around

physio-

nature

-physis

growth

poly-

many, much

pseudo-

false

quad-

fourfold, 4

rami-

branch

semi-

half

serrat-

saw-edged, toothed

stria-

stripe, band

sub-

under, below

supra-

over, above

trans-

across

tri-

threefold, 3