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Prefixes#3
Prefixes words Pharmcy tech# 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | without, absent, lacking |
| iso | same, equal |
| ab | away from |
| macro | large |
| ad | toward, near |
| mal/ | bad |
| ante/ | before, forward |
| meso/ | middle |
| auto/ | self |
| meta/ | beyond, change |
| bio/ | life |
| micro/ | small |
| brady/ | slow |
| multi/ | many |
| circum/ | around |
| neo | new |
| con/ | together, with |
| noct/o | night |
| contra/ | against |
| nulli/ | none |
| dia/ | across, through |
| para/ | alongside, abnormal |
| duct/ | carry, convey |
| per/ | through |
| dys/ | abnormal, painful |
| peri/ | around |
| ect/, ecto/, exo/ | outer, outside |
| poly/ | many, excessive |
| en/ | within |
| post/ | behind, after |
| end/, endo/, ent/, enter | within, inner |
| pre/ | before, in front |
| epi | upon, outside of |
| pro/ | before |
| eu | good, normal |
| re/ | again, back |
| ex/, extra/ | beyond |
| retro/ | backward, behind |
| hyper/ | above, beyond, excessive |
| sub/ | under |
| hypo/ | under, deficient |
| super/, supra/ | above |
| in/ | into, not |
| sy/, syl/, sym/, syn/, sys | together |
| infra/ | beneath, below |
| tachy | fast |
| inter | between |
| trans | across, through |
| intra | within |
| ultra | beyond, higher than |