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Medical Terminology
Locational Prefixes
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Veterinary Medicine
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05/27/2020

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Term
AB-
Definition
Away from
ex: abduct (to draw away)
Term
AD-
Definition
Toward, near
ex: adduct (to draw forward)
Term
ANTE-
Definition
Before; forward
ex: antemortem (performed or occurred before death)
Term
DIA-
Definition
Through
ex: diarrhea (rapid discharge of fecal matter through the intestines)
Term
DIS-
Definition
Apart, away from
ex: Dissect (cut apart)
Term
EC-, ECTO-
Definition
Outside
ex: ectopic (located away from the normal position)
Term
ENDO-
Definition
Within, in, inner
ex: endocrine (secreting internally)
Term
EPI-
Definition
Above, upon
ex: epidermis (outermost layers of skin)
Term
EX-
Definition
Out
ex: excision (removal by cutting out)
Term
EXTRA-
Definition
Outside of
ex: extrapulmonary (not connected with the lungs)
Term
IN-
Definition
In, into
ex: incisions (cutting into)
Term
INFRA-
Definition
Below, beneath
ex: Infraclavicular (below the clavicle)
Term
INTER-
Definition
Between
ex: Interosseous (between two bones)
Term
INTRA-
Definition
Within
ex: intravenous (within a vein)
Term
META-
Definition
Beyond, change
ex: metacarpal (bones beyond the wrist)
Term
PARA-
Definition
Near, alongside
ex: parametrial (near the uterus)
Term
PERI-
Definition
Surrounding
ex: perilaryngitis (inflammation of the tissues around the larynx)
Term
POST-
Definition
After, behind
ex: postvaccinal (occurring after a vaccine)
Term
PRE-
Definition
Before
ex: prenatal (before birth)
Term
PRO-, PROS-
Definition
Before, forward
ex: prognosis (forecast of likely course of disease)
Term
RE-
Definition
Back again
ex: relapse (return of disease symptoms)
Term
RETRO-
Definition
Behind, backward
ex: retromandibular (behind the lower jaw)
Term
SUB-
Definition
Beneath, less than
ex: subcutaneous (under the skin)
Term
SUPRA-
Definition
Above, upper
ex: suprapelvic (above the pelvis)
Term
TRANS-
Definition
Across, through
ex: transverse (extending through a structure from side to side)
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