Prefix
Placed at the beginning of a word
Prefix
Placed at the end of the word
Suffix
Main part of the word; base meaning of the term
Word Root
Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body
Anterior
the plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (back) portion
frontal plane
Anemia
a- an- meaning Without; Lacking
Anemia
-emia meaning blood condition
Caudal
caud meaning tail
Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body
Posterior
divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides
sagittal plane
Chemotherapy
Chem/o meaning chemistry
Cardiac
-ac meaning pertaining to
osteoporosis
oste- osteo meaning bone
describes a position above or higher than other part of the body proper
Superior
that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions
transverse plane
Malignant
Mal- meaning Bad; Abnormal
Homeostasis
-stasis meaning Level; Unchanging
Pulmonary
Pulmon-, Pulmono- meaning lung
describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper
Inferior
Cardiology
Cardi/o meaning heart
Angiosarcoma
-oma meaning Tumor
phlebotomy
phlebo- meaning vein
describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body
Medial