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Prefixes Part 2
Medical Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oni- | One |
| Neo- | new |
| bi-, bin- | two |
| Three | Tri- |
| away from, from | ab- |
| against, opposing. | anti |
| Before | ante-, pre-, pro- |
| Slow | brady- |
| tachy- | Fast |
| Hemi- | half |
| Difficult | dys- |
| Macro-, mega- | large |
| Small | micro |
| hyper-, supra- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | under, below |
| eu- | good, normal |
| a, an | no, not, without |
| dia- | complete, through |
| ep, epi- | on;over;upon |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| multi-, poly- | many, much |
| sym-, syn- | together |
| Sub- | below |
| post- | after, behind |
| Nulli- | none |
| Pan- | all |
| Thick- | pachy |
| Para- | beside, abnormal, alongside |
| Per-, trans- | through |
| surroundings (outer) | Peri- |
| Toward, near, to | Ad- |
| De- | Down |
| Dif, dis- | Apart, separate |
| Ec-, ecto- | Out, outside, outer |
| End-, endo- | Within, inner |
| ex, exo- | out, away from |
| Pre-, pro- | Before, In front of |
| Super-, supra- | above, beyond |
| Lamina, Lamina/o | thin, flat part of vertebra |
| Preostat/o | Prostate gland |
| Pyel/o | Pelvis of Kidney |