Anatomy And Physiology Word Prefixes.

Front 1

A-, An-

Back 1

Without, lack of, deficit, as in anoxia.

Front 2

Ab-,

Back 2

Away from, from, as in abduction.

Front 3

Ad-

Back 3

To, near, towards, as in adduction.

Front 4

Alb-

Back 4

White, as in albino.

Front 5

Alveol-

Back 5

Cavity, Socket, as in alveoli.

Front 6

Ambi-

Back 6

both sides, as in ambidextrous.

Front 7

Andro-

Back 7

Male, as in androgen.

Front 8

Ankylo-

Back 8

Bent, Fused, as in ankylosis

Front 9

Ante-

Back 9

Before, as in antepartun.

Front 10

Anti-

Back 10

Against, as in anticoagulant.

Front 11

Basi-

Back 11

Base, Foundation, as in basal ganglia.

Front 12

Bi-

Back 12

Two, Double, as in biceps.

Front 13

Bili-

Back 13

Bile, Gall, as in biliary duct.

Front 14

Brady-

Back 14

Slow, as in bradycardia.

Front 15

Cata-

Back 15

Down, Lower, Under, Against, as in catabolize.

Front 16

Circum-

Back 16

Around, as in circumcize.

Front 17

Cirrh-

Back 17

Yellow, as in Cirrhosis.

Front 18

Co-, Con-, Com-

Back 18

With, Together, as in congental defect.

Front 19

Contra-

Back 19

Against, Opposite, as in contraindiction.

Front 20

Crypt-

Back 20

Hidden, Concealed, as in cryptorchidism.

Front 21

Cyano-

Back 21

Blue, as in cyanosis.

Front 22

De-

Back 22

Down, From, as in decay.

Front 23

Demi-, Hemi-

Back 23

Half, as in hemisphere.

Front 24

Di-, Diplo-

Back 24

Two, as in diploid.

Front 25

Di-, Diplo-

Back 25

Two, as in diploid.

Front 26

Dis-

Back 26

Seperation, Apart, Away from, as in disjunction.

Front 27

Dys-

Back 27

Painful, Dificult, as in dysuria.

Front 28

E-, Ec-, Ex-

Back 28

Out from, Out of, as in extopic pregnancy.

Front 29

Ecto-, Exo-

Back 29

Outside, as in exoskeleton.

Front 30

Endo-

Back 30

Inside, as in endoscopy.

Front 31

Epi-

Back 31

Upon, On, Above, as in epidermis.

Front 32

Eu-

Back 32

Well, as in eupnea.

Front 33

Exo-

Back 33

Out, Away, From, as in exocrine.

Front 34

Extra-

Back 34

Outside, Beyond, In addition to, as in extracellular.

Front 35

Fore-

Back 35

Before, In front of, as in forehead.

Front 36

Gen-

Back 36

Originate, Produce, From, as in genetics.

Front 37

Gingiv-

Back 37

Gums, as in gingivitis.

Front 38

Hemi-

Back 38

Half, as in hemisphere.

Front 39

Hetero-

Back 39

Other, Diferent, as in heterogeneous.

Front 40

Homeo-, Homo-

Back 40

Unchanging, The same, Steady, as in homeostasis.

Front 41

Hyper-

Back 41

Beyond, Excessive, as in hyperglycemia.

Front 42

Hypo-

Back 42

Under, Below, Deficient, as in hypothermic.

Front 43

Ido-

Back 43

Self, One's own, as in idiopathic disease.

Front 44

In-, Im-

Back 44

In, Inside, Not, as in incontinent.

Front 45

Infra-

Back 45

Beneath, as in infraorbital foramen.

Front 46

Inter-

Back 46

Among, Between, as in interstitial.

Front 47

Intra-

Back 47

Within, Inside, as in intracellular.

Front 48

Iso-

Back 48

Equal, Like, as in isotonic.

Front 49

Later-

Back 49

Side, as in lateral.

Front 50

Lepto-

Back 50

Small, Slender, Thin, as in leptodermic.

Front 51

Macro-

Back 51

Large, Great, as in macrophage.

Front 52

Mal-

Back 52

Bad, Abnormal, as in malnutrition.

Front 53

Medi-, Meso-

Back 53

Middle, as in medial.

Front 54

Mega-, Megalo-

Back 54

Great, Large, as in megalomania.

Front 55

Melan-

Back 55

Black, as in melanocyte.

Front 56

Meta-

Back 56

After, Beyond, as in metacarpals.

Front 57

Micro-

Back 57

Small, as in microtome.

Front 58

Momo-

Back 58

One as in momcular.

Front 59

Neo-

Back 59

New, as in neonatal.

Front 60

Noct-

Back 60

Night, as in nocturnal.

Front 61

Null-

Back 61

None, as in nullopara.

Front 62

Nyct-

Back 62

Night, as in nyctalopia.

Front 63

Oligo-

Back 63

Small, Deflictent, as in oliguria.

Front 64

Ortho-

Back 64

Staight, Nomal, as in orthodontist.

Front 65

Pan-

Back 65

All, as in pandemic.

Front 66

Para-

Back 66

Near, Beyond, Apart from, as in paramedic.

Front 67

Per-

Back 67

Through, as in percutaneous.

Front 68

Peri-

Back 68

Around, as in pericardium.

Front 69

Poly-

Back 69

Much, Many, as in polycythemia.

Front 70

Post-

Back 70

After, Beyond, as in postpartum.

Front 71

Pre-, Pro-

Back 71

Before, In front of, as in prenatal.

Front 72

Prim-

Back 72

First, as in primary.

Front 73

Proto-

Back 73

First, as in prototype.

Front 74

Pseudo-

Back 74

False, as in pseudonym.

Front 75

Retro-

Back 75

Backward, Located behind, as in retroperitoneal.

Front 76

Reticulo-

Back 76

Network, as in endoplasmic reticulum.

Front 77

Schizo-

Back 77

Split, Divide, as in schizophrenia.

Front 78

Sub-

Back 78

Under, Beneath, Below, as in submucosa.

Front 79

Super-

Back 79

Above, Beyond, as in superficial.

Front 80

Supra-

Back 80

Above, Over, as in suprarenal.

Front 81

Sym-, Syn-

Back 81

With, Together, Jointed, as in symphysis.

Front 82

Tachy-

Back 82

Rapid, as in tachycardia.

Front 83

Tetra-, Quadra-

Back 83

Four, as in tetralogy.

Front 84

Trans-

Back 84

Across, Through, Beyond, as in active transport.

Front 85

Tri-

Back 85

Three, as in trigone.