Prefixes

Front 1

bi-

Back 1

two, double

Hint 1

bicuspid - having two cusps or points

Front 2

hemi-

Back 2

half

Hint 2

hemiplegia - paralysis of one side of the body

Front 3

milli-

Back 3

one-thousandth

Hint 3

millimeter - one-thousandth of a liter

Front 4

mono-

Back 4

one, single

Hint 4

monocyte - a white cell with a singular nucleus

Front 5

nulli-

Back 5

none

Hint 5

nullipara - a woman who has borne no children

Front 6

primi-

Back 6

first

Hint 6

primigravida - first pregnancy

Front 7

quadri-

Back 7

four

Hint 7

quadriplegia - paralysis of all four extremities

Front 8

semi-

Back 8

half

Hint 8

semiconscious - half conscious

Front 9

tetra-

Back 9

four

Hint 9

teteraplegia - paralysis both arms and legs (also known as quadriplegia)

Front 10

tri-

Back 10

three

Hint 10

triceps - "a muscle" having three heads

Front 11

uni-

Back 11

one

Hint 11

uninuclear - "a cell" having one nucleus

Front 12

hyper-

Back 12

excessive

Hint 12

hyperlipemia - an excessive or above normal level of blood fats

Front 13

hyp-

Back 13

under, below, beneath, less than normal

Hint 13

hypoxemia - less than normal blood oxygen level

Front 14

hypo-

Back 14

under, below, beneath, less than normal

Hint 14

hypoglycemia

Front 15

multi-

Back 15

many

Hint 15

multipara - to bear many "children"

Front 16

poly

Back 16

many, much

Hint 16

polyarthritis

Front 17

ab-

Back 17

from, away from

Hint 17

abduct - to move away from the midline of the body

Front 18

ad-

Back 18

toward, increase

Hint 18

adduct - movement toward the midline of the body

Front 19

ambi-

Back 19

both, both sides

Hint 19

ambidextrous - able to use both hands well

Front 20

ante-

Back 20

before, in front

Front 21

circum-

Back 21

around

Front 22

de-

Back 22

down, from

Front 23

dia-

Back 23

through

Hint 23

dialysis - cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine

Front 24

ecto-

Back 24

outside

Front 25

endo

Back 25

within

Front 26

epi-

Back 26

upon, over

Hint 26

epigastric - pertaining to above the stomach

Front 27

ex-

Back 27

out, away from, outside

Front 28

exo-

Back 28

outside, outward

Front 29

extra-

Back 29

outside, beyond

Front 30

in-

Back 30

in, inside, within, not

Front 31

infra-

Back 31

beneath, below, under

Front 32

juxta

Back 32

near, beside

Front 33

meso-

Back 33

middle

Front 34

para-

Back 34

near, beside, beyond, two like parts

Front 35

peri-

Back 35

around

Hint 35

pericardial - around the heart

Front 36

pre-

Back 36

before, in front

Front 37

pro-

Back 37

in front, before

Front 38

re-

Back 38

back, again

Front 39

retro-

Back 39

backward, behind

Front 40

sub-

Back 40

under, below

Front 41

supra

Back 41

above, over

Hint 41

Supraorbital - refers to the region immediately above the eye sockets

Front 42

trans-

Back 42

across, through

Front 43

alb, albin/o

Back 43

white

Front 44

chlor/o

Back 44

green

Front 45

cirrh/o

Back 45

yellow, tawny

Front 46

cyan/o

Back 46

blue

Front 47

eosin/o

Back 47

red/rosy

Front 48

erythr/o

Back 48

red

Front 49

glauc/o

Back 49

grey, silver

Front 50

jaund/o

Back 50

yellow

Front 51

lute/o

Back 51

yellow

Front 52

leuk/o

Back 52

white

Front 53

melan/o

Back 53

black

Front 54

poli/o

Back 54

gray

Front 55

purpur/o

Back 55

purple

Front 56

rube-

Back 56

red

Front 57

xanth/o

Back 57

yellow

Front 58

a-

Back 58

without, not, no

Front 59

an-

Back 59

without, not, no

Front 60

ana-

Back 60

not, without

Front 61

anti-

Back 61

against

Front 62

contra-

Back 62

against

Front 63

dis-

Back 63

free of, to undo

Front 64

im-

Back 64

not

Front 65

in-

Back 65

in, inside, within, not

Front 66

non-

Back 66

not

Front 67

brady-

Back 67

slow

Front 68

con-

Back 68

together, with

Hint 68

congenital - born with

Front 69

auto-

Back 69

self

Front 70

bio-

Back 70

life

Front 71

dys-

Back 71

bad, painful, difficult, disordered

Front 72

eu-

Back 72

well, easily, good, normal

Front 73

hetero-

Back 73

different

Front 74

homeo-

Back 74

likeness, same

Front 75

homo-

Back 75

same

Front 76

hydro-

Back 76

water

Front 77

idio-

Back 77

individual

Front 78

inter-

Back 78

between

Front 79

meta-

Back 79

beyond, after

Hint 79

metacarpals - pertaining to the bones after the wrist

Front 80

pan-

Back 80

all

Front 81

per

Back 81

through

Front 82

post-

Back 82

after, behind

Front 83

pseudo-

Back 83

false

Front 84

syn-, sym-

Back 84

joined, together

Front 85

tachy-

Back 85

rapid

Front 86

ultra-

Back 86

beyond, excess