Common Prefixes: Massage: Medical Terminology

Front 1

a-
an-

Back 1

Without or not

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

Away from

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

Toward

Front 4

ante-

Back 4

Before, forward

Front 5

anti-

Back 5

Against

Front 6

auto-

Back 6

Self

Front 7

bi-

Back 7

Double, two

Front 8

circum-

Back 8

Around

Front 9

contra-

Back 9

Against, opposite

Front 10

de-

Back 10

Down, from, away from, not

Front 11

dia-

Back 11

Across, through, apart

Front 12

dis-

Back 12

Separation, away from

Front 13

dys-

Back 13

Bad, difficult, abnormal

Front 14

ecto-

Back 14

Outer, outside

Front 15

en-

Back 15

In, into, within

Front 16

endo-

Back 16

Inner, inside

Front 17

epi-

Back 17

Over, on

Front 18

eryth-

Back 18

Red

Front 19

ex-

Back 19

Out, out of, away from

Front 20

hemi-

Back 20

Half

Front 21

hyper-

Back 21

Excessive, too much, high

Front 22

hypo-

Back 22

Under, decreased, less than normal

Front 23

in-

Back 23

In, into, within, not

Front 24

inter

Back 24

Between

Front 25

intra-

Back 25

Within

Front 26

intro-

Back 26

Into, within

Front 27

leuk-

Back 27

White

Front 28

macro-

Back 28

Large

Front 29

mal-

Back 29

Bad, illness, disease

Front 30

mega-

Back 30

Large

Front 31

micro-

Back 31

Small

Front 32

mono-

Back 32

One, single

Front 33

neo-

Back 33

New

Front 34

non-

Back 34

Not

Front 35

para-

Back 35

Abnormal

Front 36

per-

Back 36

By, through

Front 37

peri-

Back 37

Around

Front 38

poly-

Back 38

Many, much

Front 39

post-

Back 39

After, behind

Front 40

pre-

Back 40

Before, in front of, prior to

Front 41

pro-

Back 41

Before, in front of

Front 42

re-

Back 42

Again

Front 43

retro-

Back 43

Backward

Front 44

semi-

Back 44

Half

Front 45

sub-

Back 45

Under

Front 46

super-

Back 46

Above, over, excess

Front 47

supra-

Back 47

Above, over

Front 48

trans-

Back 48

Across

Front 49

uni-

Back 49

One

Front 50

adeno-

Back 50

Gland

Front 51

ambi-

Back 51

Both

Front 52

angio-

Back 52

Vessel (blood, lymph)

Front 53

arthro-

Back 53

Joint

Front 54

brachio-

Back 54

Arm

Front 55

brady-

Back 55

Slow

Front 56

cardio-

Back 56

Heart

Front 57

caud-

Back 57

Tail

Front 58

cephal-

Back 58

Head

Front 59

chondro-

Back 59

Cartilage

Front 60

derm-

Back 60

Skin

Front 61

di-

Back 61

Two

Front 62

dur-

Back 62

Tough

Front 63

ecto-

Back 63

Outer

Front 64

egro-

Back 64

Work

Front 65

for-

Back 65

Opening

Front 66

gastro-

Back 66

Belly, stomach

Front 67

glosso-

Back 67

Tounge

Front 68

hemo-

Back 68

Blood

Front 69

hepa-

Back 69

Liver

Front 70

histo-

Back 70

Tissue

Front 71

homo-

Back 71

Same

Front 72

hydro-

Back 72

Water

Front 73

ilio- (a)

Back 73

Ilium

Front 74

infra-

Back 74

Below

Front 75

iso-

Back 75

Same

Front 76

kine-

Back 76

Movement

Front 77

labio-

Back 77

Lips

Front 78

later-

Back 78

Side

Front 79

lipo-

Back 79

Fat

Front 80

mater-

Back 80

Mother

Front 81

medi-

Back 81

Middle

Front 82

multi-

Back 82

Many

Front 83

myo-

Back 83

Muscle

Front 84

nephro-

Back 84

Kidney

Front 85

neuro-

Back 85

Nerve

Front 86

ora-

Back 86

Mouth

Front 87

orchi-

Back 87

Testes

Front 88

osteo-

Back 88

Bone

Front 89

oto-

Back 89

Ear

Front 90

somato-

Back 90

Body

Front 91

steno-

Back 91

Narrow

Front 92

syn-

Back 92

Together

Front 93

tachy-

Back 93

Fast

Front 94

thermo-

Back 94

Heat

Front 95

thoraco-

Back 95

Chest

Front 96

thrombo-

Back 96

Clot

Front 97

tri-

Back 97

Three

Front 98

uria-, uro-

Back 98

Urine

Front 99

vaso-

Back 99

vessel

Front 100

viscero-

Back 100

Organ