Intro to Medical Terminology

a, an

• within
• without
• mean
• before

sub

• above
• below
• beside
• front

peri

• around
• beneath
• below
• pad

inter

• between
• beside
• within
• without

hypo

• small
• large
• medium
• below

dys

• liver
• tooth
• eye
• painful

hyper

• fast
• slow
• immediate
• excessive

Ante, pre

• before, in front of

• behind, in back of

• to the left of

• to the right of

Most medical word roots are derived from:

• Latin and Greek

• Spanish and French

• German and Latin

• Latin and Englis

The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)?

• position

• number

• condition

• anatomical structure