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Prefix: Basic MT
Prefix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | without, absence of, not |
| ana- | up, upward; apart; back, backward |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| all/o, all- | other, different from normal, reversal |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | twice |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against |
| de- | reverse, from, down |
| en-, endo- | in, inside |
| epi- | over, upon |
| ex-, exo-, extra- | out, outside |
| hemi- | half, one side |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | less than normal |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | inside |
| ipsi- | same |
| mal- | poor, bad |
| meta- | change, beyond, over, after |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many, several |
| neo- | new |
| orth/o | straight, normal, correct |
| para- | near, similar |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | for, before |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | back, behind, pulling backward |
| sub- | below, beneath |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |