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Prefix and Suffix
Prefix and Suffix list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ante- | front, forward ex: antebrachial |
| Brachi- | arm ex: brachial |
| Bucco- | Cheek ex: buccinator (cheek muscle) |
| Caud- | Tail ex: caudal |
| Cephal- | Head ex: cephalic |
| Cervic- | Neck, cervix ex: cervical |
| Contra- | Against ex: contraceptive |
| Crani- | Skull ex: craniotomy |
| Cyt- | Cell ex: cytology, cytoplasm |
| -cyte | Cell ex: leukocyte, monocyte |
| dors- | the back ex: dorsiflexion |
| Glute- | buttock ex: gluteus maximus |
| Hist- | Tissue ex: histology |
| Inter- | Between, among ex: intercellular |
| Intra- | within, inside ex: intravenous, intramuscular |
| later- | side ex: lateral |
| -logist | one who studies or specializes ex: cardiologist |
| -logy | the study of ex: biology |
| para- | beside, near parathyroid (glands) |
| pelv- | pelvis ex: pelvic (bone) |
| physic- | body function ex:physiology |
| poster- | back,behind ex: posterior |
| super- | above ex: superior |
| supra- | above ex: supra orbital |
| thorac- | chest, thorax ex:thoracic |
| -tomy | to cut ex: appendectomy |
| trans- | across, over, through ex: transfusion, transthoracic |