click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Medical Terminology
Prefix more than one meaning
Term | Definition |
---|---|
a- , an- | no, not, without, lack of, aprt |
ad- | toward, near |
bi- | two, double |
de- | down, away from |
di- | two, double |
dia- | through, between, complete |
dif-, dis- | apart, free from, separate |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful, abnormal |
ec- , ecto- | out, outside, outer |
end-, endo- | within, inner |
ep- , epi- | upon, over, above |
eu- | good, normal |
ex- , exo- | out, away from |
extra- | outside, beyond |
hyper- | above, beyond, excessive |
hypo- | below, under, deficient |
in- | in, into, not |
mega- | large, great |
meta- | beyond, over, between, change |
para- | beside, alongside, abnormal |
poly- | many, much, excessive |
post- | after, behind |
pre- , pro- | before, in front of |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above, beyond |