click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Medical Term 1
preffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- an | without,not |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward,to near |
| ambi | both |
| ante pre- pro- | before |
| anti contra- | against,opposed too |
| auto- | self |
| bi- di- | two |
| bio- | life |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around-circular movement |
| peri | pericardium |
| con- | with or together |
| de- | not-from-down |
| dia- trans- | across , throu |
| dis- | apart,separate |
| dys- | faulty,painful,difficult |
| e- ex- ec- | out,away |
| ecto- exo- extra- | outside |
| en- endo- | inside, within |
| intra- | within, the abdomen |
| epi- | upon |
| eu- | normal or good |
| hemi- semi- | half |
| hyper- | above or excessive, extreme |
| hypo- | deficient,below |
| infa- sub- | under,below |
| inter- | between |
| mal- | bad |
| meso | middle |
| meta- | beyond;after;change |
| micro- | small |
| mono- uni- | one |
| neo- | new |
| pachy- | thick |
| pan- | all |
| para- | abnormal,alongside, beside |
| per- | through |
| poly- | many |
| multi- | many areas of study |
| post- | after |
| quadri- | four |
| tetra | condition of only four digits |
| re- | again or back |
| retro | backward or behind |
| sub- | under-below |
| super- | above- or excessive |
| supra- | outside or beyond |
| tachy- | fast |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond-excessive |