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Med Suffix/Prefix
The first suffixes and prefixes given during medical careers.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |