Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 1 - Atlas A - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 39: 6

Answer

Intra- means “within” or “inside of”. A term that uses this element is intranasal.

Work Step by Step

Intra- comes from Latin and means “within” or “inside of”. An example is intranasal from intra- “within” and nasal meaning “nose”. Intranasal means within the nasal cavity Another example is intracranial from intra- “within” and cranial “head”. Intracranial means within the cranium.
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