Vet Med Terminology Module 1-6 Prefixes

Front 1

Meso-

Back 1

middle

Front 2

Pro-

Back 2

before: forward

Front 3

Re-

Back 3

back: again: backward

Front 4

Retro-

Back 4

behind: back: backward

Front 5

Sub-

Back 5

under: below

Front 6

Trans-

Back 6

across: through

Front 7

a-, an-

Back 7

no: not: without

Front 8

brachy-

Back 8

short

Front 9

dia-

Back 9

through: complete

Front 10

dolicho-

Back 10

Long

Front 11

Endo-, En-

Back 11

in: within

Front 12

epi-

Back 12

above: upon: on

Front 13

ex-, exo-

Back 13

out: away from

Front 14

extra-

Back 14

outside

Front 15

hyper-

Back 15

above: excessive

Front 16

hypo-

Back 16

defficient: below: under: less than normal

Front 17

in-

Back 17

in: into: not

Front 18

intra-

Back 18

within: into

Front 19

ana-

Back 19

up

Front 20

cata-

Back 20

down

Front 21

inter-

Back 21

between

Front 22

meta-

Back 22

change

Front 23

neo-

Back 23

new

Front 24

uni-

Back 24

one

Front 25

sym-, syn-

Back 25

together: within

Front 26

ab-

Back 26

away from

Front 27

anti-

Back 27

against

Front 28

ad-

Back 28

toward

Front 29

de-

Back 29

lack of: down: less: removal of

Front 30

amph-

Back 30

around: both sides

Front 31

dys-

Back 31

bad: painful: difficult: abnormal

Front 32

electro-

Back 32

electricity

Front 33

poly-

Back 33

many: much

Front 34

pan-

Back 34

all

Front 35

peri-

Back 35

surounding: around

Front 36

supra-

Back 36

above: upper

Front 37

ante-

Back 37

before: forward

Front 38

meta-

Back 38

change: beyond

Front 39

mal-

Back 39

bad

Front 40

para-

Back 40

near: beside abnormal apart from: along the side of

Front 41

mega-

Back 41

large

Front 42

post-

Back 42

after: behind

Front 43

pre-

Back 43

before: in front of

Front 44

bi-

Back 44

two: both

Front 45

brady-

Back 45

slow

Front 46

em-

Back 46

in

Front 47

tachy-

Back 47

fast

Front 48

exo-

Back 48

out: away from

Front 49

micro-

Back 49

small

Front 50

mono-

Back 50

one

Front 51

macro-

Back 51

large

Front 52

bini-

Back 52

double

Front 53

ec-

Back 53

out: outside

Front 54

eso-

Back 54

inward