Medical Terminology Prefixes Student Handout 1

Front 1

tachy-

Back 1

fast, rapid

Front 2

poly-

Back 2

many

Front 3

dys-

Back 3

bad, difficult

Front 4

peri-

Back 4

around

Front 5

brady-

Back 5

slow

Front 6

hemi-

Back 6

half

Front 7

ante-

Back 7

before

Front 8

post-

Back 8

after

Front 9

juxta-

Back 9

beside, near

Front 10

iso-

Back 10

equal

Front 11

im-

Back 11

not

Front 12

hyper-

Back 12

increased

Front 13

hypo-

Back 13

decreased

Front 14

holo-

Back 14

all

Front 15

mono-

Back 15

one, single

Front 16

meso-

Back 16

middle

Front 17

pne/o

Back 17

breath

Front 18

re-

Back 18

back, again

Front 19

pre-

Back 19

before

Front 20

ultra-

Back 20

beyond

Front 21

ap-

Back 21

toward

Front 22

ambi-

Back 22

both sides

Front 23

con-

Back 23

together with

Front 24

deci-

Back 24

tenth

Front 25

demi-

Back 25

half