Medical Terminology

Front 1

a-

Back 1

No, not, away from

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

Away from

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

Toward

Front 4

an-

Back 4

No, not, without

Front 5

ana-

Back 5

Excessive, upward or again

Front 6

Ante-

Back 6

Before in time or in place

Front 7

Anti

Back 7

Against

Front 8

Bi-

Back 8

Two

Front 9

Brady-

Back 9

Slow

Front 10

Centi-

Back 10

On hundred or one-hundredth (1/100)

Front 11

Circum-

Back 11

Around or circular

Front 12

Contra-

Back 12

Against

Front 13

Di-

Back 13

Two

Front 14

Dia-

Back 14

Through

Front 15

Diplo-

Back 15

Double

Front 16

Dys-

Back 16

Bad, difficult

Front 17

Ecto-

Back 17

Out, without, away from

Front 18

En-, end-, endo-

Back 18

Inside

Front 19

Epi-

Back 19

Above, on

Front 20

Eu-

Back 20

Good, normal

Front 21

Ex-, exo-, extra-

Back 21

Out, without, away from

Front 22

Hemi-

Back 22

Half, partly

Front 23

Hyper-

Back 23

Excessive, more than normal

Front 24

Hypo-

Back 24

Beneath or below normal

Front 25

In-

Back 25

Not or inside (in)

Front 26

Infra-

Back 26

Beneath, under

Front 27

Inter-

Back 27

Between

Front 28

Intra-

Back 28

Within

Front 29

Ipsi-

Back 29

Same

Front 30

Macro-

Back 30

Large or great

Front 31

Mal-

Back 31

Bad

Front 32

Medio-, meso-

Back 32

Middle

Front 33

Mega-, megalo-

Back 33

Large or great

Front 34

Micro-

Back 34

Small

Front 35

Mid-

Back 35

Middle

Front 36

Milli-

Back 36

One-thousandth (1/1000)

Front 37

Mono-

Back 37

One

Front 38

Multi-

Back 38

Many

Front 39

Nulli-

Back 39

None

Front 40

Pan-

Back 40

All

Front 41

Para-

Back 41

Near, beside, or abnormal

Front 42

Per-

Back 42

Through or by

Front 43

Peri-

Back 43

Around

Front 44

Poly-

Back 44

Many

Front 45

Post-

Back 45

After, behind

Front 46

Pre-

Back 46

Before in time or in place

Front 47

Primi-

Back 47

First

Front 48

Pro-

Back 48

Before in time or in place; favoring, supporting

Front 49

Quad-, quadri-

Back 49

Four

Front 50

Retro-

Back 50

Behind, backward

Front 51

Semi-

Back 51

Half, partly

Front 52

Sub-

Back 52

Beneath, under

Front 53

Super-

Back 53

Excessive, above, beyond

Front 54

Super-, supra-

Back 54

Above, beyond

Front 55

Sym-, syn-

Back 55

Joined together

Front 56

Tachy-

Back 56

Fast

Front 57

Tetra-

Back 57

Four

Front 58

Trans-

Back 58

Across

Front 59

Tri-

Back 59

Three

Front 60

Ultra-

Back 60

Excessive

Front 61

Uni-

Back 61

One

Front 62

Abdomin(o)

Back 62

Abdomen

Front 63

Acr(o)

Back 63

Extremities (arms and legs)

Front 64

Anter(o)

Back 64

Anterior (nearer to or toward the front)

Front 65

Axill(o)

Back 65

Armpit

Front 66

Caud(o)

Back 66

Caudad, caudal (toward the tail, away from the head or in an inferior position)

Front 67

Cephal(o)

Back 67

Cephalad (toward the head)

Front 68

Crani(o)

Back 68

Cranium (skull)

Front 69

Dactyl(o)

Back 69

Finger or toe

Front 70

Dist(o)

Back 70

Distal (far or distant from the point of origin or the attachment)

Front 71

Dors(o)

Back 71

Dorsal (directed toward or situated on the backside)

Front 72

Encephal(o)

Back 72

Brain

Front 73

Herni(o)

Back 73

Hernia

Front 74

Infer(o)

Back 74

Inferior (lowermost or below)

Front 75

Later(o)

Back 75

Lateral (farther from the midline of the body or from a structure); toward the side

Front 76

Medi(o)

Back 76

Medial, median (middle or nearer the middle)

Front 77

Omphal(o)

Back 77

Umbilicus (navel)

Front 78

Pelv(i)

Back 78

Pelvis

Front 79

Periton(o)

Back 79

Peritoneum

Front 80

Pod(o)

Back 80

Foot

Front 81

Poster(o)

Back 81

Posterior (nearer to or toward the back)

Front 82

Proxim(o)

Back 82

Proximal (nearer the origin or point of attachment)

Front 83

Som(a), somat(o)

Back 83

Body

Front 84

Spin(o)

Back 84

Spine

Front 85

Steth(o)

Back 85

Thorax (chest)

Front 86

Super(o)

Back 86

Superior (uppermost or above)

Front 87

Tel(e)

Back 87

Distal (far or distant from origin or point of attachment)

Front 88

Thorac(o)

Back 88

Thorax (chest)

Front 89

Umbilic(o)

Back 89

Umbilicus (navel)

Front 90

Ventr(o)

Back 90

Ventral (belly side)

Front 91

Viscer(o)

Back 91

Viscera (large abdominal organs)