Medical Terminology Rice Chapter 1 Fund. Word Structure Part 1

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

no, not, without, lack of, apart

Front 2

ad-

Back 2

toward, near, to

Front 3

bi-

Back 3

two, double

Front 4

de-

Back 4

down, away from

Front 5

di-

Back 5

two, double

Front 6

dia-

Back 6

through, between

Front 7

dif-, dis-

Back 7

apart, free from, separate

Front 8

dys-

Back 8

bad, difficult, painful

Front 9

ec-, ecto-

Back 9

out, outside, outer

Front 10

end-, endo-

Back 10

within, inner

Front 11

ep-, epi-

Back 11

upon, over, above

Front 12

eu-

Back 12

good, normal

Front 13

ex-, exo-

Back 13

out, away from

Front 14

extra-

Back 14

outside, beyond

Front 15

hyper-

Back 15

above, beyond

Front 16

hypo-

Back 16

below, under, deficient

Front 17

in-

Back 17

in, into, not

Front 18

mega-

Back 18

large, great

Front 19

meta-

Back 19

beyond, over, between, change

Front 20

para-

Back 20

beside, alongside, abnormal

Front 21

poly-

Back 21

many, much, excessive

Front 22

post-

Back 22

after, behind

Front 23

pre-

Back 23

before, in front of

Front 24

pro-

Back 24

before, in front of

Front 25

super-

Back 25

above, beyond

Front 26

supra-

Back 26

above, beyond