Direction and Position prefixes

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Ab-, abs-

Away from

Ex: Abductor

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Ad-

Towards

Ex: Adductor

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Ante-

Before; forward

Ex: Antenatal

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Circum-

Around

Ex: Circumcision

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Cycle-

Circle; cycle

Ex: Cyclic neutropenia

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De-

Away from; ending

Ex: Dehydration

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Dia-

Across; through

Ex: Diagnosis

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Ect/o, Exo-

Outer; outside

Ex: Exocrine gland

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End/o, Ent-, Enter/o-

Within; inner

Ex: Endocrine gland

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Epi-

Upon; outside of

Ex: Epidermis

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Ex-, Extra-

Beyond

Ex: Expiration

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Infra-

Beneath; below

Ex: Infratemporal fossa

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Inter-

Between

Ex: Interstitial fluid

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Intra-

Within

Ex: Intracellular fluid

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Meso-

Middle

Ex: Mesoderm

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Meta-

Beyond; change

Ex: Metabolism

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Para-

Alongside; abnormal

Ex: parathyroid glands

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Path/o

Disease

Ex: Pathologist

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Peri-

Around

Ex: Pericardium

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Post-

Behind; after

Ex: postpartum

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Pre-

Before; in-front

Ex: Precancerous

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Retro-

Backward; behind

Ex: Retroperitoneum

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Sub-

Under

Ex: Subcutaneous layer

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Super-

Above

Ex: Superior

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Supra-

Above; supra

Ex: Supraglottis

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Sy-, syl, sym-, syn-, sys-

Together

Ex: Syndrome

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Trans-

Across; through

Ex: Transdermal