Health Prefixes

Front 1

Epi-

Back 1

Above, upon

Front 2

Hypo-

Back 2

Under, below, deficient

Front 3

Infra-

Back 3

Under, below

Front 4

Sub-

Back 4

Under

Front 5

Inter-

Back 5

Between

Front 6

Post-

Back 6

After, behind

Front 7

Pre-

Back 7

Before, in front of

Front 8

Pro-

Back 8

Before, in front of

Front 9

Retro-

Back 9

Backward, behind

Front 10

Bi-

Back 10

Two

Front 11

Dipl-; diplo-

Back 11

Double

Front 12

Hemi-

Back 12

One half

Front 13

Hyper-

Back 13

Excessive, above normal

Front 14

Macro-

Back 14

Large

Front 15

Micro-

Back 15

Small

Front 16

Mono-

Back 16

One

Front 17

Uni-

Back 17

One

Front 18

Multi-

Back 18

Many, much

Front 19

Poly-

Back 19

Many, much

Front 20

Primi-

Back 20

First

Front 21

Quadri-

Back 21

Four

Front 22

Tri-

Back 22

Three

Front 23

Ab-

Back 23

From, away from

Front 24

Ad-

Back 24

Toward

Front 25

Circum-

Back 25

Around

Front 26

Peri-

Back 26

Around

Front 27

Dia-

Back 27

Through or across

Front 28

Trans-

Back 28

Through or across

Front 29

Ecto-

Back 29

Outside, outward

Front 30

Exo-

Back 30

Outside, outward

Front 31

Extra-

Back 31

Outside, outward

Front 32

Endo-

Back 32

In, withib

Front 33

Intra-

Back 33

In within

Front 34

Para-

Back 34

Near, beside

Front 35

Super-

Back 35

Upper, above

Front 36

Supra-

Back 36

Above excessive superior

Front 37

Ultra-

Back 37

Excessive, beyond

Front 38

A-

Back 38

Without, not

Front 39

An-

Back 39

Without, not

Front 40

Anti-

Back 40

Against

Front 41

Contra-

Back 41

Against

Front 42

Brady-

Back 42

Slow

Front 43

Dys-

Back 43

Bad, painful, difficult

Front 44

Eu-

Back 44

Good, normal

Front 45

Hetero-

Back 45

Different

Front 46

Homo-

Back 46

Same

Front 47

Homeo-

Back 47

Same

Front 48

Mal-

Back 48

Bad

Front 49

Pan-

Back 49

All

Front 50

Pseudo-

Back 50

False

Front 51

Syn-

Back 51

Union, together, joined

Front 52

Tachy-

Back 52

Rapid