Medical Terminology Exam 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, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

forward, 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 givto give birth to

pariet-

wall

pon-, posit-, -pose

to put, to place

salin-

salt

uter-

womb

vas-

vessel

vert-, vers-

to turn

ab- (a-, abs-)

away from, from

ad- (ac-, af-, ag-, etc)

to, toward, near

ambi- (ambo-)

both, around

circum- (circu-)

around

con- (co-, com-, etc)

with, together, very

dis - (di-, diff-)

apart

ex- (e-, ec-, ef-)

out, from

in- (il-, im-, ir-, etc)

into, on or not

ob- (oc-, of-, etc)

against, toward

re- (red-)

back, again, against

sub- (suc-, sus-, etc)

under, up from under

trans- (tra-, tran-)

across, through

ax-

axis

cori-

skin

corn(u)-

horn

cub-, cumb-, cubit-

to lie down, to recline

fund-, fus-

to pour, to melt

glutin-

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

vesic-

bladder

abdomen, abdomin-

abdomen

cervix, cervic-

neck

corpus, corpor-

body

cortex, cotric-

bark, outer layer

femur, femor-

femur, thigh

semen, semin-

seed

semi-

partial

1 (I)

un- (one) and prim- (first)

2 (II)

du- (two) and second- (second)

3 (III)

tri- (three) and terti- (third)

4 (IV)

quadr- (four) and quart- (fourth)

5 (V)

quinque- (five) and quint- (fifth)

6 (VI)

sex- (six) and sext- (sixth)

7 (VII)

sept(em)- (seven) and septim- (seventh)

8 (VIII)

oct- (eight) and octav- (eighth)

9 (IX)

novem- (nine) and non- (nineth)

10 (X)

decem- (ten) and dec- (tenth)

100 (C)

cent-

1,000 (M)

mill-

brachi-

arm

capit-, -cipit-, -ceps

head

cuspid-

point

digit-

finger, toe

furc-

fork

lign-

wood

man(u)-

hand

norm-

rule, pattern

ord-, ordin-

order

papill-, papul-

nipple

part-, partit-

part

pot-

to be able, powerful

radi-

spoke (of wheel), ray

sta-, stat-, -stit-

to stand

strat-

layer