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MA Terminology Prefi

QuestionAnswer
A- An- Without
Ab- Away from Abducted
Ad- Toward
Ambi- Bi- Both
Ante- Before
Anti- Against
Auto- Self
Bi- Two, twice, double
Brady- Slow
Circum- Around
Contra- Against
De- Down
Dys- Abnormal Painful Difficult Bad
Endo- Within Inside
Epi- Above on
Eu- Normal Good
Ex- Extra- Exo- Outside of
Hemi- Half
Hyper- Above Excessive Increased High
Infra- Beneath
Inter- Between Among Interstate
Intra- Within During Intrastate
Levo- To the left
Macro- Large
Mal- Bad
Mega- Exceptionally large
Meso- Middle
Meta Over Beyond
Micro- Small
Mono- One
Multi- Many
Neo- New
Nulli- None Nul&void
Peri- Around Covering the bone
Poly- Many Slot Excessive
Post- After Behind
Pre- Pro- Before In front of
Presby- Older age
Primi- First
Pseudo- False/mirror Pseudosymptoms - false symptoms
Quadri- Four
Retro- Behind In back of
Sten- Narrowed
Sub- Under Submarine
Super- Supra- Above Excess
Sym- Syn- Together With
Tachy- Fast
Trans- Across
Tri- Three
Uni- One
Ultra- Beyond Excess
Ab- Movement Away from
Ad- Movement Toward
Circum- Around
Contra- Against In opposition to
De- Movement Away from Down
Ecto- Exo- Outside
Endo- Within
Epi- Over Upon
Anterior Front of the body
Bilateral Pertaining to both sides
Caudal Coccyx Tail
Cephalic Head
Dextro Right Dominant side
Distal Farther away from Away from the middle; close to the end fingers/toes
Dorsal recumbent position Laying on the back with knees up & feet flat on the table
Eversion Turning outward or Inside out
Extension Bringing a limb to a straight position Outward from midline
External Outside
Flexion Bending a limb or body part at the joint Reflexing
Fowlers position Raising the head of the bed up to 90° Recliner chair
Inferior Below or directed downward Away from the skin or deep into the body
Internal Inside
Knee-chest Knee-elbow Drawing the knees up to the chest Little lamb - baby pose
Lateral Side Away from the middle(midline)
Lithotomy position Laying on the back, flexing the legs with abducted thighs See all of me at the OB
Medial Midline Middle of wherever
Oblique Slanting on an incline Side
Peripheral Outside the central area Away from the interior of the body
Posterior Back side
Prone position Laying on the abdomen Chest/belly down
Proximal Toward the midline (center) or point of attachment
Quadrant Dividing an area horizontally and vertically in 4 parts
Recumbent Laying down
Rotation Turning around an axis or flip over
Sims' position Lateral w/one knee bent & thigh up Sims I'm going in... rectal procedures
Sinistro Left Sinner/devils side
Superior Above or directed upward
Supine position Laying on the back or spine
Trendelenburg position Laying with the head lower than the legs
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