Common Prefixes

Front 1

a-

Back 1

without, away from

aphasia (without speech)

Front 2

an-

Back 2

without

anoxia (without oxygen)

Front 3

ante-

Back 3

before, in front of

antepartum (before birth)

Front 4

anti-

Back 4

against

antibitic (against life)

Front 5

auto-

Back 5

self

autograft (a graft from one's own body)

Front 6

brady-

Back 6

slow

bradycardia (slow breathing)

Front 7

dys-

Back 7

painful, difficult

dyspnea (painful breathing)

Front 8

endo-

Back 8

within, inner

endoscope (instrumnet to view within)

Front 9

epi-

Back 9

upon, over

epigastric (upon or over the stomach)

Front 10

eu-

Back 10

normal, good

eupnea (normal breathing)

Front 11

hetero-

Back 11

different

heterograft (a graft from another person's body)

Front 12

homo-

Back 12

same

homozygous (having two identical genes)

Front 13

hydro-

Back 13

water

hydrotherapy (water therapy)

Front 14

hyper-

Back 14

over, above

hypertrophy(overdevelopment)

Front 15

hypo-

Back 15

under, below

hypoglossal (under the tongue)

Front 16

infra-

Back 16

under, beneath, below

infraorbital (under the eye socket)

Front 17

inter-

Back 17

among, between

intervertebral (between the vertebrae)

Front 18

intra-

Back 18

within, inside

intravenous (inside, within a vein)

Front 19

macro-

Back 19

large

macrocephalic (having a large head)

Front 20

micro-

Back 20

small

microcephlic (having a small head)

Front 21

neo-

Back 21

new

neonate (newborn)

Front 22

pan-

Back 22

all

pancarditis (inflammation of all the heart)

Front 23

para-

Back 23

beside, beyond, near

paranasal (near or alongside the nose)

Front 24

per-

Back 24

through

percutaneous (through the skin)

Front 25

peri-

Back 25

around

pericardial (around the heart)

Front 26

post-

Back 26

after

postpartum (after birth)

Front 27

pre-

Back 27

before, in front of

prefrontal (in front of the frontal bone)

Front 28

pseudo-

Back 28

false

pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)

Front 29

retro-

Back 29

backward, behind

retrograde (movement in a backwards direction)

Front 30

sub-

Back 30

below, under

subcutaneous (under, below the skin)

Front 31

super-

Back 31

above, excess

supernumerary (above the normal number)

Front 32

supra

Back 32

above

suprapublic (above the pubic bone)

Front 33

tachy-

Back 33

rapid, fast

tachycardia (fast heartbeat)

Front 34

trans-

Back 34

through, across

transurethral (across the urethra)

Front 35

ultra-

Back 35

beyond, excess

unltrasound (high-frequency sound waves)

Front 36

bi-

Back 36

two

bilateral (two sides)

Front 37

di-

Back 37

two

diplegic (paralysis of two extremities)

Front 38

hemi-

Back 38

half

hemiplegia (paralysis of one side / half of the body)

Front 39

mono-

Back 39

one

monoplegia (paralysis of one extremity )

Front 40

nulli-

Back 40

none

nuligravida (woman with no pregnancies)

Front 41

quad-

Back 41

four

quadriplegia (raralysis of all four extremities)

Front 42

uni-

Back 42

one

unilateral (one side)