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Medical prefixes 2-4
Medical Prefixes
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a, an | without |
| anti | against |
| bi | twice, double, both |
| brady | slow |
| contra | against |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| endo | inside, within |
| epi | upper, above |
| ex | out from |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | excessive, above, more than |
| hypo | deficient, below, less than |
| inter | between |
| intra | inside, within |
| leuko | white |
| micro | small |
| neo | new |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | behind, after |
| pre | before, in front of |
| pro | forward |
| semi | half |
| sub | below |
| tach | rapid |