CPCT Medical Terminology Practice Test

RETRO- conveys what direction or position?

Behind In front of Across Inside

Correct Answer:

Behind

Explanation:

RETRO- signals backward in direction or position, meaning behind something or looking back in time. It comes from Latin retro meaning behind. That’s why it describes being behind or toward the back, as in retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum) or retrospective (looking back in time). The other directions are conveyed by different prefixes—front of would use a prefix like anterior or pro-, across uses trans-, and inside uses intra- or endo—so they don’t fit retro-’s sense of behind.

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