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Med Term2
prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | away from ; without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| an- | without ; not |
| ana- | apart; excessive |
| ante- | forward; before |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| de- | reversal of ; without |
| di- | two |
| dis- | away from |
| dys- | painful ; difficult ; abnormal |
| endo- | innermost ; within |
| epi- | upon ; above |
| eu- | normal ; good |
| ex- | out; away from |
| extra- | outside of |
| hemi- | one half |
| hyper- | above ; more than normal |
| hypo- | below ; deficient |
| in- | within; in; not |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad ; inadequate |
| meso- | middle |
| mono- | one |
| micro- | small; one thousandth |
| mid- | middle |
| non- | not |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside |
| per- | through; throughout |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many ; much |
| post- | after ; behind |
| pre- | before ; in front of |
| pro- | before |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | again and again |
| retro- | behind; backward |
| sub- | below ; underneath |
| sym- | together; with |
| syn- | together |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across ; through |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond; higher |
| uni- | single |