Medical Terminology - Prefixes Chabner

Front 1

epi-

Back 1

Above, upon

Front 2

extra-

Back 2

Outside, of

Front 3

hemi-

Back 3

Half

Front 4

a-

Back 4

No, not

Front 5

an-

Back 5

No, not

Front 6

aut-

Back 6

Self

Front 7

dia-

Back 7

Complete, through

Front 8

dys-

Back 8

Bad, painful, abnormal

Front 9

endo-

Back 9

Within

Front 10

exo-

Back 10

Outside

Front 11

hyper-

Back 11

Excessive, more than, above, too much,

Front 12

hypo-

Back 12

Below, less than, under

Front 13

peri-

Back 13

Surrounding

Front 14

pro-

Back 14

Before, forward

Front 15

re-

Back 15

Back

Front 16

retro-

Back 16

Behind

Front 17

sub-

Back 17

Below, under

Front 18

trans-

Back 18

Across, through

Front 19

in-

Back 19

In, into

Front 20

inter-

Back 20

Between

Front 21

intra-

Back 21

Within

Front 22

mal-

Back 22

Bad

Front 23

meta-

Back 23

Change, beyond

Front 24

neo-

Back 24

New

Front 25

para-

Back 25

Beside, near, along the side of

Front 26

poly-

Back 26

Many, much

Front 27

post-

Back 27

After, behind

Front 28

pre-

Back 28

Before

Front 29

quandri-

Back 29

Four

Front 30

syn-

Back 30

With, together

Front 31

tachy-

Back 31

Fast

Front 32

tri-

Back 32

Three

Front 33

ultra-

Back 33

Beyond

Front 34

uni-

Back 34

One

Front 35

ab-

Back 35

Away from

Front 36

ad-

Back 36

Toward, near

Front 37

ana-

Back 37

Up, apart

Front 38

ante-

Back 38

Before, forward

Front 39

ante-

Back 39

Before, forward

Front 40

anti-

Back 40

Against

Front 41

bi-

Back 41

Two, both

Front 42

brady-

Back 42

Slow

Front 43

con-

Back 43

With, together

Front 44

ec-

Back 44

Out, outside