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Med Suffix/Prefix
The first suffixes and prefixes given during medical careers.
Term | Definition |
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Ab - or Dist/o - | away from |
Ad - | towards |
Anter/o - | before |
Caud/o - | tail/feet |
Cephal/o - | head |
Dors/o - or Poster/o - | back |
Infer/o - | below |
Inter - | between |
Later/o - | side |
Medi/o - | middle |
Proxim/o - | near to |
Super/o - | above |
Ventr/o - | front |
ac OR al OR ar OR ary OR ic OR ine OR ive OR ous | pertaining to |
Epi - | over, upon |
Intra - | within |
Peri - | around |
Post - | after |
Pre - | before |
Sub - | under |
Trans - | across, through |