Affixes for anatomy - unit 2 AAPC

Ec-, ecto-

Out; outside

End/o-

In; within

Mes/o

Middle

Dextr/o

Right

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

Toward/near

Dia-

Through;complete

per-

through

Trans-

Through/across

Infra-

Below

Inter-

Between

Ante-

before/forward

Pre-

Before, in front of

Post-

After, behind

Mon/o

one; single

Bi-

two, twice

Tri-

Three

Quadri-

Four

Poly-

Many, much

-gram

a record of data

-graph

an instrument for recording data

-meter

instrument for measuring

-scope

instrument for viewing or examining

-scopy

examination of

-centsis

puncture tap

-desis

binding, fusion

-extomy

excision, surgical removal

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction, plastics

-rrhaphy

surgical repair, suture

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening

-tome

surgical instrument used for cutting

-tomy

incesion, cutting

-tripsy

crushing

ending - a

plural ending - ae

ending - en

plural ending - ena

ending - ex,ix,yx

plural ending - ices

ending - is

plural ending - es

ending - ma

plural ending - mata

ending - nx (anxy, inx, ynx)

plural ending - nges

ending - on

plural ending - a

ending - um

plural ending - a

ending - us

plural ending - i