Prefixes
Suffixes
medical terms
terms of position
descriptive terms
100

hypo-

below, low

100

-itis

inflammation

100

acute

rapid onset, severe symptoms, short duration

100

lateral

side lying

100

anatomy

the study of structures of the body

200

tachy-

fast

200

-logy

study of

200

chronic

illness or injury characterized by long duration

200

supine

flat face up
200

physiology

the study of functions of structures of the body

300

intra-

within

300

-megaly

enlargement

300

genetic

inherited; passed on

300

prone

flat face down

300

anterior

front of the body

400

peri-

surrounding

400

-emia

blood condition

400

congenital

condition present at birth

400
high Fowler's

90 degrees sitting up

400

posterior

back of the body

500

ante-

before

500

-um

structure, tissue; thing

500

ischemic

condition or disease caused by deficiency in blood flow
500

semi Fowler's 

sitting 45 degrees

500

caudal

relating to or near the tail or inferior end of the body

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