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Unit 9
Suffix and Perfix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |