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Unit 9
Suffix and Perfix
Term | Definition |
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Dors- | near or on the back |
Ventr- | near or on the belly side of the body |
Anter- | toward the front or in front of |
Poster- | following or located behind |
Cephal- | upward, toward the head |
Caud- | downward, toward the tail |
Medi- | toward the midline |
Later- | toward the side, away from the midline |
Super- | above |
Infer- | below |
Proxim- | near the point of origin |
Dist- | away from the point of origin |
Sagitt- | vertical, anteroposterior direction or plane divieing into left and right |
Coron- | resembling a crown or encircling |
-ad | toward |
Omphal- | naval |
Caud- | toward the tail |
Pro- | before or in front of |
Dia- | through or throughout |
Chrom- | color |
-phil | attracted to or loves |
Eu- | well or easy |
-tocia | labor |
than | death |
enter- | small intestine |
col- | large intestine |
-stasis | act or condition of stopping or controlling |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
pseudo- | false |
viscer- | organ |
pariet- | wall |
ecto- exo- (greek) | outer-outside |
Endo- | inner-inside |
meso- | middle |
retro- | backward-behind |
para- | near |