Med Terms 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)-

poorly, badly

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 give birth to

pariet-

wall

pon-, posit-, -pose

to put, to place

salin-

salt

uter-

womb

vas-

vessel

vert-, vers-

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, 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

vesic-

bladder

abdomin-

abdomen

cervic-

neck

corpor-

body

cortic-

back, outer layer

femor-

femur, thigh

semin-

seed

I

C: un-

O: prim-

II

C: du-

O: second-

III

C: tri-

O: terti-

IV

C: quadr-

O: quart-

V

C: quinque-

O: quint-

VI

C: sex-

O: sext-

VII

C: sept(em)-

O: septim-

VIII

C: oct-

O: octav-

IX

C: novem-

O: non-

X

C: decem-

O: dec-

C

cent-

M

mill-

brachi-

arm

capit-, -ceps, -cipit-

head

cuspid-

point

digit-

fingers, toes

furc-

fork

lign-

wood

man(u)-

hand

norm-

rule, pattern

ord-, ordin-

order

papill-, papul-

nippple

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