Prefixes
Anti
Against
Origin of medical terms
Greek & Latin
Arthr/o
Joint
Superior
Above or near the head
Coronal Frontal Plane
Separates the body front & back
Hypo
Below
Word Roots
Foundation of medical words, usually a a body part
Cardi/o
heart
Inferior or Caudal
Below or towards the feet
Sagittal Plane
Divides the body right & left
Brady
Abnormally slow
Combining Vowel
Usually the vowel O, combines a root word and a suffix.
Derm/o
Skin
Anterior
In front of the body
Transverse or horizontal
Separates the body superior & inferior
ac, al, ael
Pertaining to
Suffix
Found at the end of the word, denote a medical procedure or specialty.
Hydr/o
Water
Proximal
Something Closer to the body trunk
Supine
Patient is positioned on their back face up
ectomy
Surgical removal
logy
study of
Oste/o
Bone
Posterior or Dorsal
Towards the back
Prone
Patient is positioned on their stomach