Medterm Prefixes Position&location

Front 1

ab-, abs-

Back 1

Away from

Front 2

ad-

Back 2

Toward

Front 3

ana-

Back 3

Against, up, backward

Front 4

apo-

Back 4

Derived, separated from

Front 5

cata-

Back 5

Down

Front 6

circum-

Back 6

Around

Front 7

di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

Back 7

not, separated

Front 8

dia-

Back 8

through

Front 9

ecto-

Back 9

outside or outward

Front 10

endo-

Back 10

within

Front 11

epi-

Back 11

over, above, upon

Front 12

ex-

Back 12

out of, away from

Front 13

exo-

Back 13

external, on the outside, outward

Front 14

extra-

Back 14

without, on the outside

Front 15

infra-

Back 15

positioned beneath, below, under

Front 16

inter-

Back 16

between

Front 17

intra-

Back 17

within, in

Front 18

meso-

Back 18

middle, median

Front 19

para-

Back 19

near, adjacent, beside

Front 20

per-

Back 20

through, intensely

Front 21

peri-

Back 21

around, about, near

Front 22

retro-

Back 22

behind, backward

Front 23

sub-

Back 23

less than, under, inferior

Front 24

supra-

Back 24

above, over, excessive

Front 25

trans-

Back 25

across, through