prefixes
ab
away from
eal
pertaining to
meaning of acr/o
extremities
meaning of carp/o
carpus
AK
above the knee
para
beside near
pexy
surgical fixation
meaning of cost/o
ribs
meaning of cervic/o
neck
AP
Anterposterior
extra
away from, outside, external
pnea
breathing
meaning of crani/o
cranium
meaning of my/o
muscle
AKA
Above the knee amputation
supra
excessive, above
cele
hernia
meaning of kyph/o
hump
meaning of oste/o
bone
AS
Ankylosing spondylitis
retro
behind, back
lysis
destruction
meaning of lumb/o
lower back
meaning of radi/o
pubis
C1-C7
First cervical vertebrae, second cervical vertebrae, etc.