Medical Terminology: Prefixes

Front

trans

Back

across

Front

super

Back

above, over, excess

Front

meg/o

Back

large

Front

pro

Back

before, in front of

Front

poly

Back

many, much

Front

leuk/o

Back

white

Front

mal

Back

bad, illness, disease

Front

tachy

Back

fast, rapid

Front

inter

Back

between

Front

intro

Back

into, within