Med Term - Prefixes and Directional Terms

a-

• without

• with

• white

• self

Match the prefix with the appropriate definition.

• both

• Bi-

• white

• Co/con-

• down

• Alb-

• along with

• Auto-

• self

• De-

an-

• without

• with

• self

• white

Dis-

• to rid of

• down

• external

• bad

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Extra-

• external

• half

• to rid of

• extreme

Match the prefix with the proper definition.

• inside

• Idio-

• singular

• Hemi-

• lacking

• Intra-

• half

• Hyper-

• extreme

• Hypo-

Match the prefix with the proper definition.

• before

• Macro-

• after

• Semi-

• half

• Micro-

• small

• Pre-

• large

• Post-

Match the directional term with the proper meaning.

• closer to the body

• Proximal, proximo-

• the front side of the body

• Posterior, dorso-

• farther from the body

• Anterior, ante-

• the back side of the body

• Distal, disto-

Match the directional term with the proper meaning.

• above, towards the head

• Medial, medio-

• below, towards the feet

• Inferior, infra-

• towards the midline

• Lateral, latero-

• away from the midline

• Superior, supra-

Syn-

• linked

• half

• through

• extreme