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chapter 1 prefix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to,toward |
| ante- | before |
| astr- | star |
| auro- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| ect- | outside,outer |
| en- | within,in |
| endo- | within,inner |
| epi- | above,upon |
| ex- | out,outer |
| hemi- | half |
| infra- | below,inferior |
| inter- | between,among |
| intra- | within |
| iso- | same,equal |
| macro- | large |
| meta- | change,after,beyond |
| micro- | small |
| multi | many |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para | near,beside |
| peri- | around,surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| retro- | behind,backward |
| semi | half |
| sub- | below,under |
| super- | above,over,excess |
| supra- | above,on top of |
| sym- | with,association |
| syn- | together,with,union |
| tachy- | fast |
| a-,an-ana- | no,not,without |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against,opposite |
| non- | not |
| bi- | two,double,both |
| centi- | hundred,hundredth |
| dec- | ten |
| milli- | one thousandth |
| quadr- | four |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| carcin- | cancerous |
| dys- | difficult,painful |
| hyper- | above,excessive |
| hypo- | deficient,below |
| mal- | bad,poor,abnormal |