The Basics and the Body

anter/o

• pertaining to

• tail

• above

• front

cardi/o

• neck

• rib

• head

• heart

gastr/o

• kidney

• liver

• stomach

• bladder

poster/o

• front (of body)

• back (of body); behind

• around; surrounding

• in; within

super/o

• across

• beside

• below

• above

thorac/o

• chest

• rib

• lung

• heart

a-, an-

• not; with

• not; without

bi-

• one; two

• two; few

• three; four

• two; both

brady-

• fast

• slow

hyper-

• below; below normal; deficient

• above; above normal; excessive