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Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A- | away from; without |
| Brady- | slow |
| Dia- | complete; completely through |
| Dys- | painful; difficult; abnormal |
| Endo- | innermost; within |
| Epi- | upon; above |
| Hyper- | above; more than normal |
| Hypo- | below; deficient |
| Inter- | between |
| Intra- | Within |
| Infra- | Below; beneath |
| Macro- | large |
| Micro- | one-millionth; small |
| Multi- | Many |
| Neo- | new |
| Per- | Through; throughout |
| Poly- | many; much |
| Tachy- | fast |
| Trans- | across; through |
| Circum- | around |
| Ad- | toward |
| An- | without; not |
| De- | reversal of; without |
| Di- | two |
| Dis- | away from |
| Em- | in |
| Hemi- | one-half |
| Im- | not |
| Mal- | bad; inadequate |
| Meso- | middle |
| Pan- | all |
| Par- | beside |
| para- | beside; apart from; two parts of a pair; abnormal |
| Post- | after; behind |
| Pre- | before; in front of |
| Semi- | half; partly |
| Syn- | together |
| Sym- | together; with |
| Ante- | forward; before |
| Anti- | against |
| Bi- | two |