Chapter 8 Medical Terminology Prefexis

Front 1

my-

Back 1

close

Front 2

dys-

Back 2

difficult, painful

Front 3

eu-

Back 3

easy, good

Front 4

tachy-

Back 4

fast

Front 5

ex-

Back 5

outside

Front 6

hypo-

Back 6

below, down

Front 7

hyper-

Back 7

above, upward

Front 8

exo-

Back 8

outward

Front 9

a/an-

Back 9

lack of, without

Front 10

eso-

Back 10

inward

Front 11

diplo-

Back 11

double

Front 12

endo-

Back 12

inner

Front 13

ambi-

Back 13

both

Front 14

brady-

Back 14

slow