Common Prefixes

Front 1

A- An-

Back 1

Without, not

Front 2

Circum- Peri-

Back 2

Around

Front 3

Dia- Trans-

Back 3

Through, across

Front 4

Dipl- Diplo-

Back 4

Double

Front 5

Dys-

Back 5

Bad, painful, difficult

Front 6

Endo- Intra-

Back 6

In, within

Front 7

Homo- Homeo-

Back 7

Same

Front 8

Hypo-

Back 8

Under, below, deficient

Front 9

Macro-

Back 9

Large

Front 10

Micro-

Back 10

Small

Front 11

Mono- Uni-

Back 11

One

Front 12

Post-

Back 12

After, behind

Front 13

Pre- Pro-

Back 13

Before, in front of

Front 14

Primi-

Back 14

First

Front 15

Retro-

Back 15

Backward, behind

Front 16

Super-

Back 16

Upper, above

Front 17

Bi-

Back 17

Two

Front 18

Epi-

Back 18

Above, on

Front 19

Infra-

Back 19

Below, under

Front 20

Hyper-

Back 20

Excessive, above normal

Front 21

Brady-

Back 21

Slow

Front 22

Eu-

Back 22

Good, normal

Front 23

Tachy-

Back 23

Rapid