RETRO- conveys what direction or position?

RETRO- conveys what direction or position?

• A. Behind
• B. In front of
• C. Across
• D. Inside

Answer: (A)

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.

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.