Med Terms - Common Prefixes

Front 1

pre-

Back 1

before, in front of

Front 2

ante-

Back 2

before, in front of

Front 3

ultra-

Back 3

beyond, excess

Front 4

ad-

Back 4

toward

Front 5

poly-

Back 5

many

Front 6

ab-

Back 6

away from

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

normal, good

Front 8

a-

Back 8

without , away from

Front 9

meta-

Back 9

change,beyond

Front 10

ambi-

Back 10

both, both sides

Front 11

hetero-

Back 11

different

Front 12

an-

Back 12

without

Front 13

sinistro-

Back 13

left

Front 14

nilli-

Back 14

none

Front 15

dys-

Back 15

painful, difficult

Front 16

dia-

Back 16

through,across

Front 17

hemi-

Back 17

half

Front 18

retro-

Back 18

backward, behind

Front 19

dorso-

Back 19

back

Front 20

diplo-

Back 20

double

Front 21

di-

Back 21

two

Front 22

purpur/o

Back 22

purple

Front 23

contra-

Back 23

against

Front 24

macro-

Back 24

large

Front 25

con-

Back 25

with,together

Front 26

multi-

Back 26

many

Front 27

neo-

Back 27

new

Front 28

antero-

Back 28

before , in front of

Front 29

mono-

Back 29

one

Front 30

sym-

Back 30

together

Front 31

dextro-

Back 31

to the right of

Front 32

bi-

Back 32

two

Front 33

intra-

Back 33

within, inside

Front 34

exo-

Back 34

out

Front 35

latero-

Back 35

side

Front 36

postero-

Back 36

after,behind

Front 37

quad-

Back 37

four

Front 38

mircro-

Back 38

small

Front 39

cyan-

Back 39

blue

Front 40

uni-

Back 40

one

Front 41

tri-

Back 41

three

Front 42

chlor-

Back 42

green

Front 43

ec-

Back 43

out,out from

Front 44

semi-

Back 44

partial, half

Front 45

pachy-

Back 45

thick

Front 46

peri-

Back 46

around

Front 47

alb- , leuk-

Back 47

white

Front 48

super-

Back 48

above, excess

Front 49

erythr- , eosin/o , rose/o, rube-

Back 49

red , rosy, rose,pink, red

Front 50

re-

Back 50

again, back

Front 51

xanth- , xanth/o

Back 51

yellow

Front 52

post-

Back 52

after

Front 53

hypo-

Back 53

under,below

Front 54

auto-

Back 54

self

Front 55

de-

Back 55

down

Front 56

pan-

Back 56

all

Front 57

per-

Back 57

through

Front 58

pro-

Back 58

before, in front of

Front 59

meso-

Back 59

middle

Front 60

mal-

Back 60

bad, ill

Front 61

mid-

Back 61

middle

Front 62

para-

Back 62

beside,beyond,near

Front 63

medi-

Back 63

middle

Front 64

circum-

Back 64

around

Front 65

inter-

Back 65

among,between

Front 66

in-

Back 66

not,into

Front 67

im-

Back 67

not

Front 68

supra-

Back 68

above

Front 69

tachy-

Back 69

rapid, fast

Front 70

melan-

Back 70

black

Front 71

epi-

Back 71

upon, over

Front 72

ex-

Back 72

out from

Front 73

hyper-

Back 73

over, above

Front 74

brady-

Back 74

slow

Front 75

trans-

Back 75

through,across

Front 76

homo-

Back 76

same

Front 77

endo-

Back 77

within , inner

Front 78

pseudo-

Back 78

false

Front 79

sub-

Back 79

below, under

Front 80

anti-

Back 80

against

Front 81

infra-

Back 81

under,beneath,below

Front 82

syn-

Back 82

together

Front 83

hydro-

Back 83

water