click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Medical Terminology
Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | lack of, no, not, apart |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hyper- | excessive, above, beyond |
| hypo- | deficient, below, under |
| tachy- | rapid |
| ad- | toward, near to |
| anti-, contra- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| cac-, mal- | bad |
| dia- | through, between, complete |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful, abnormal |
| eu- | good, normal |
| ex-, exo- | out, away from |
| hetero- | different |
| homeo- | similar, same, likeness, constant |
| hydro- | water |
| micro- | small |
| oligo- | scanty, little |
| pan- | all |
| pseudo- | false |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| bi- | two, double |
| de- | down, away from |
| di- | two, double |
| dif-, dis- | apart, free from, separate |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside, outer |
| end-, endo- | within, inner |
| ep-, epi- | upon, over, above |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| in- | in, into, not |
| mega- | large |
| meta- | beyond, over, between, change |
| para- | beside, alongside, abnormal |
| poly- | many, much, excessive |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| super- | upper, above |
| supra- | above, beyond, superior |
| ab- | away from |
| ana- | up, apart, backward |
| ante- | before, forward |
| cata- | down |
| circum- ,per- | around |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within, into |
| meso- | middle |
| retro- | backward |
| sub- | below, under, beneath |
| ambi- | both |
| bin- | twice, two |
| centi- | one hundredth |
| deca- | ten |
| di(s)- | two, apart |
| milli- | one thousandth |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many, much |
| nulli- | none |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| semi-, hemi- | half |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| con- | with, together |
| re- | again, OR backward |
| un- | not |