Anatomical Terms and their Derivation (136 pages)

Commonly Used Prefixesco-, com-, con- L. together, with constrictor, draw togetherde- L. away from, down deglutition, swallow downdi- G. double, twice diaplegia, both sidesdi-, dia- G. through, between diaphragm, wall betweendis- L. apart, away disarticulate, joint aparte-, ecto-, ex- G. on outer side ectoderm, outer layerextra- L. extra, outside extradural, outside theduraem-, en- G. in, on embolism, wedge insideen-, endo- G. within endocardium, withinheartepi- G. upon, over epicardium, over hearteu-G. the better ofalternateseugenics, bettergenerationexo- G. outside exophthalmos, bulgingeyeextra- L. outside extracellular, outside thecellgastro- G. gaster, stomach,bellygastrocolic reflex,stomach-colon reflexhelico- G. twisted helicotrema, twisted holehemi- G. half hemisphere, half asphereholo- G. whole holocrine, wholesecretionhomo- G. one and the same homologoushyper-G. over, above,excessivehypertrophy, over growthhypo-G. under, deficient,belowhypothalamus, below thethalamusim-, in- L. not immature, not matureinfra- L. below infraorbital, below orbit3