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Locational Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, near |
| ante- | before, forward |
| dia- | through |
| dis- | apart, away, form |
| ec-, ecto- | outside |
| endo- | within, in, inner |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out |
| extra- | outside of |
| in- | in, into |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| para- | near, alongside |
| peri- | surrounding |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before |
| pro-, pros- | before, forward |
| re- | back, agian |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | beneath, less than |
| supra- | above, upper |
| trans- | across, through |
| abduct | to draw away form |
| adduct | to draw toward |
| antemortem | performed or occurring before death |
| diarrhea | rapid discharge of fecal matter through intestines |
| dissect | cut apart |
| ectopic | located away from the normal position |
| endocrine | secreting internally |
| epidermis | outermost layer of skin |
| excision | removal by cutting out |
| extrapulmonary | not connected with the lungs |
| incisions | cutting into |
| infraclavicular | below the clavicle |
| intercostal | between two ribs |
| intravenous | within a vein |
| metacarpal | bones beyond the wrist |
| parametrial | near the uterus |
| perilaryngitis | inflammation of the tissues around the larynx |
| postpartum | occurring after a delivery |
| prenatal | before birth |
| prognosis | forecast of likely course of disease |
| relapse | return of disease symptoms |
| retomandibular | behind the lower jaw |
| subcutaneous | under the skin |
| suprapelvic | above the pelvis |
| transverse | extending through a structure from side to side |