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Med. Terminology 5
Direction and postition prefixes and roots
| Prefix/root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ab, abs | away from |
| ad | toward |
| ante | before; foreward |
| circum | around |
| cycl | circle; cycle |
| de | away from; ending |
| dia | across; through |
| ect/o, exo | outer; outside |
| end/o, ent, enter/o | within; inner |
| epi | upon; outside of |
| ex, extra | beyond |
| infra | beneath; below |
| inte | between |
| intra | within |
| meso | middle |
| meta | beyond; change |
| para | alongside; abnormal |
| path/o | disease |
| peri | around |
| post | behind; after |
| pre- | before; in front |
| retro | backward; behind |
| super | above |
| supra | above; upon |
| super; supra | above (2) |
| sy, syl, sym, syn, sys | together |
| trans | across; through |
| medi | middle |
| meso; medi | middle (2) |