medical terminology ch 1

ante-

before, in front of

ben(e)-

well

contra-

opposite, against

de-

down, away, off

extra-

outside, beyond

infra-

below

inter-

between, among

intra-

within

juxta-

by the side of, close to

mal(e)-

badly, poorly

per-

through

post-

after, beyond

pro-

forward, in front of

pre-

before, in front of

retro-

backward, behind

se-

apart, aside, away

super-

above

ultra-

beyond

articul-

joint

bucc-

cheek, mouth

caps-

box, container

ced-, cess-, -cede

to go, to come

celer-

quick

cerebr

brain

cut-, cuss-

to shake, to strike

ict-

stroke, blow

ject-

to throw

later-

side, flank

matur-

ripe, fully grown

ment-

mind

mit(t)-, mis(s)-

to send

par-, part-

to give birth

pariet-

wall

pon-, posit-, -pose

to put, to place

salin-

salt

uter-

womb

vas-

vessel

vert-, vers-

to turn

ab-

away from, from

ad-

to, toward, near

ambi-

both, around

circum-

around

con-

with, together, very

dis-

apart

ex-

out, from

in-

into, on

in-

not

ob-

against, toward

re-

back, again, against

sub-

under, up from under

trans-

across, through

ax-

axis

cori-

skin

corn(u)-

horn

cub-, cumb-, cubit-

to lie down, to recline

fund-, fus-

to pour, to melt

glutin-

to glue

greg-

flock, herd

ili-

flank, hip

lab-, laps-

to slip, to fall

ocul-

eye

rad-, ras-

to scrape

sangui(n)

blood

stru-, struct=

to build

sud-

to sweat

tund-, tus-

to beat, to strike (contusion, obtundent)

vesic-

bladder

abdomen-, abdomin-

abdomen

cervix-, cervic-

neck

corpus-, corpor-

body

cortex-, cortic-

bark, outer layer

femur, femor-

femur, thigh

semen-, semin-

seed

bronchi-

arm

capit-, (-cipit-), -ceps

head

cuspid-

point

digit-

finger, toe

furc-

fork

ling-

wood

man(u)-

hand

norm-

rule, pattern

ord-, ordin-

order

papill-, papul-

nipple

part-, partit-

part

pot-

to be able or powerful

radi-

spoke (of a wheel), ray

sta-, stat-, -stit-

to stand

strat-

layer

sulc-

furrow, groove

val-

to be strong or well

ven-

vein

atri-

chamber

aur-

ear

caud-

tail

cord-

heart

cost-

rib

dent-

tooth

dors-

back

faci-

face

fasci-

band, bundle