Medical Terms Complete Midterm Set

extra-

outside, beyond

infra-

below

retro-

backward, behind

se-

apart, away

ultra-

beyond

ante-

before, in front of

ben(e)-

well

contra-

opposite, against

de-

down, away, off

inter-

between, among

intra-

within

juxta-

near, beside

mal(e)-

bad

per-

through

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

forward, in front of

super-

above

ex-

out, from

ambi-

both, around

in-

not

ob-

against, toward

ab-

from, away from

ad-

toward, to, near

circum-

around

con-

with, together, very

dis-

apart

in-

into, on

re-

back, again, against

sub-

under, up from under

trans-

across, through

quinque-

5

quadr-

4

cent-

100

mill-

1000

brachi-

arm

capit-

head

cuspid-

point

digit-

finger, toe

furc-

fork

lign-

wood

man(u)-

hand

norm-

rule, pattern

un-

1

du-

2

tri-

3

sex-

6

sept(em)-

7

oct-

8

novem-

9

decem-

10

ord-

order

papill-

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

durus

hard (1/2)

latus

wide (1/2)

mucosus

mucous (1/2)

multus

many, much (1/2)

transversus

oblique, moving across (1/2)

sinister

left (1/2)

brevis

short (3)

centralis

central (3)

communis

shared, common (3)

frontalis

relating to the forehead (3)

jugularis

jugular (3)

lacrimalis

related to tears (3)

mollis

soft (3)

bifidus

forked (1/2)

cavus

hollow (1/2)

longus

long (1/2)

magnus

big, great, large (1/2)

dexter

right (1/2)

superficialis

superficial, on the surface (3)

vertebralis

of the vertebra (3)

a.c. (ante cibum)

before food

p.c. (post cibum)

after food

a.m. (ante meridiem)

before midday

p.m. (post meridiem)

post midday

a.n. (ante noctem)

before night

b.d. (bis die)

twice a day

h.s. (hora somni)

at the hour of sleep

a.d. (auris dextra)

right ear

a.s. (auris sinistra)

left ear

o.d. (oculus dexter)

right eye

o.s. (oculus sinister)

left eye

p.o. (per os)

orally

p.r. (per rectum)

rectally

s.l. (sub lingua)

under the tongue

ad lib. (ad libitum)

as desired

s.o.s. (si pous sit)

as needed

stat. (statim)

immediately

ut dict. (ut distum)

as directed

c/ (cum)

with