2 Prefixes

Front 1

a-

Back 1

without

Front 2

ab-, abs-

Back 2

away from

abduct,to draw away from a position

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

toward, to

adduct, to draw toward the body

Front 4

ambi-

Back 4

both, around

ambidextrous, having ability on both the right and left sides

Front 5

an-

Back 5

without

anencephalic, without a brain

Front 6

ana-

Back 6

up, toward

anaphylactic, exaggerated reaction to antigen

Front 7

ante-

Back 7

before

antemortem, before death

Front 8

anti-

Back 8

against

Front 9

apo-

Back 9

derived, separate

apobiosis, death of a part of a living organism

Front 10

aut(o)-

Back 10

self

autoimmune, against and individual's own tissue

Front 11

bi-

Back 11

twice, double

biparous, bearing two young

Front 12

brachy-

Back 12

short

brachyesophaus, abnormally short esophagus

Front 13

brady-

Back 13

slow

bradycardia, abnormally slow heartbeat

Front 14

cata-

Back 14

down

cataplexy, sudden extreme muscle weakness

Front 15

circum-

Back 15

around

circumoral, around the mouth

Front 16

co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-

Back 16

together

codominant, having an equal degree of dominance

Front 17

contra-

Back 17

against

contraindicated, not recommended

Front 18

de-

Back 18

away from

demyelination, loss of myelin

Front 19

di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

Back 19

not, separated

disarticulation, amputation of a joint

Front 20

dia-

Back 20

through

diaplacental, passing through the placenta

Front 21

dys-

Back 21

abnormal; difficult

dysfunctional, functioning abnormally

Front 22

ecyt(o)-

Back 22

outside

ectopic, occuring outside the normal place, as a pregnancy occuring outside of the uterus

Front 23

end(o)-

Back 23

within

endoabdominal, within the abdomen

Front 24

epi-

Back 24

over

epicondyle, projection over or near the condyle

Front 25

eu-

Back 25

well, good, normal

eupepsia, normal digestion

Front 26

ex-

Back 26

out of, away from

exhale, breathe out

Front 27

exo-

Back 27

external, on the outside

exogenous, produced outside of the body

Front 28

extra-

Back 28

without, outside of

extracorporeal, outside of the body

Front 29

hemi-

Back 29

half

hemiplegia, paralysis on one side of the body

Front 30

hyper-

Back 30

above normal, overly

Front 31

hypo-

Back 31

below normal, beneath

Front 32

infra-

Back 32

positioned beneath

infrasternal, below the sternum

Front 33

inter-

Back 33

between

Front 34

intra-

Back 34

within

intramuscular, within the substance of the muscles

Front 35

iso-

Back 35

equal, same

Front 36

mal-

Back 36

bad; inadequate

malabsorbtion, inadequate absorption

Front 37

meg(a)-, megal(o)-

Back 37

large

megacephaly

Front 38

mes(o)-

Back 38

middle, median

mesoderm

Front 39

meta-

Back 39

after

metacarpus, bones attached to the carpus

Front 40

micr(o)-

Back 40

small, microscopic

microplasia, stunted growth, as in dwarfism

Front 41

mon(o)-

Back 41

single

Front 42

multi-

Back 42

many

Front 43

olig(o)-

Back 43

few, little, scanty

oligospermia, low sperm count

Front 44

pan-, pant(o)-

Back 44

all, entire

panarthritis, arthritis involving many joints

Front 45

par(a)-

Back 45

beside; abnormal; involving two parts

parakinesia, motor abnormality

Front 46

per-

Back 46

through, intensely

peraxillary, through the axilla

Front 47

peri-

Back 47

around, about, near

periappendicitis, inflammation of the tissue surrounding the appendix

Front 48

pluri-

Back 48

several, more

Front 49

poly-

Back 49

many

Front 50

post-

Back 50

after, following

postmortem

Front 51

pre-

Back 51

before

Front 52

pro-

Back 52

before, forward

Front 53

quadra-, quadri-

Back 53

four

Front 54

re-

Back 54

again, backward

reflux, backward flow

Front 55

retro-

Back 55

behind, backward

retroversion, a turning backward, as of the uterus

Front 56

semi-

Back 56

half

Front 57

sub-

Back 57

less than, under, inferior

subcutaneous

Front 58

super-

Back 58

more than, above, superior

superacute, more acute

Front 59

supra-

Back 59

above, over

supramaxillary, above the maxilla

Front 60

syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

Back 60

together

symbiosis, mutual interdependence

Front 61

tachy-

Back 61

fast

Front 62

trans-

Back 62

across, through

Front 63

ultra-

Back 63

beyond, excessive

Front 64

un-

Back 64

not

Front 65

uni-

Back 65

one