Nha Ccma Medical Terminology - Common Prefixes

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

Without

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

Away

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

Towards

Front 4

ambi-

Back 4

Both

Front 5

ante-

Back 5

Before

Front 6

anti-

Back 6

Against

Front 7

auto-

Back 7

Self

Front 8

bi-

Back 8

Tow, twice, double

Front 9

brady-

Back 9

Slow

Front 10

circum-

Back 10

Around

Front 11

contra-

Back 11

Against

Front 12

de-

Back 12

Down

Front 13

dys-

Back 13

Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

Front 14

endo-

Back 14

Within, inside

Front 15

epi-

Back 15

Above, on

Front 16

eu-

Back 16

Normal, good

Front 17

ex-, extra-, exo-

Back 17

Outside of

Front 18

hemi-

Back 18

Half

Front 19

hyper-

Back 19

Above, excessive, increased

Front 20

hypo-

Back 20

Below, decreased, insufficient

Front 21

infra-

Back 21

Beneath

Front 22

inter-

Back 22

Between, amoung

Front 23

intra-

Back 23

Within, during

Front 24

levo-

Back 24

to the left

Front 25

macro-

Back 25

large

Front 26

mal-

Back 26

Bad

Front 27

mega-

Back 27

Exceptionally large

Front 28

meso-

Back 28

middle

Front 29

meta-

Back 29

Over, beyond

Front 30

micro-

Back 30

Small

Front 31

mono-

Back 31

One

Front 32

multi-

Back 32

Many

Front 33

neo-

Back 33

New

Front 34

nulli-

Back 34

None

Front 35

peri-

Back 35

Around

Front 36

poly-

Back 36

many

Front 37

post-

Back 37

After, behind

Front 38

pre-, pro-

Back 38

Before, in front of

Front 39

presby-

Back 39

older age

Front 40

primi-

Back 40

First

Front 41

pseudo-

Back 41

False

Front 42

quadri-

Back 42

four

Front 43

retro-

Back 43

Behind, I'm back of

Front 44

sten-

Back 44

Narrowed

Front 45

sub-

Back 45

Under

Front 46

super-, supra-

Back 46

Above, excess

Front 47

sym-, syn-

Back 47

Together, with

Front 48

tachy-

Back 48

Fast

Front 49

trans-

Back 49

Across

Front 50

tri-

Back 50

Three

Front 51

ultra-

Back 51

Beyond, excess

Front 52

uni-

Back 52

One