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Prefix
Med Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a/an | without |
| anti/contra | against or opposed to |
| de | from, down, or not |
| mal | bad, inadequate |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| ab | away from |
| ad | to, toward, or near |
| circum/peri | around |
| dia/trans | across or through |
| e/ec/ex | out or away |
| ecto/exo/extra | outside |
| en/endo/intra | within |
| epi | upon |
| inter | between |
| iso | equal |
| meso | middle |
| meta | beyond, after, or change |
| para | alongside of, beside |
| retro | backward or behind |
| sub/infra | below or under |
| peri | around |
| auto | self |
| bi | two or both |
| hemi/semi | half |
| hyper | above or excessive |
| hypo | below or deficient |
| macro | large or long |
| micro | small |
| mono/uni | one |
| oligo | few or deficient |
| pan | all |
| poly/multi | many |
| quadri | four |
| super/supra | above or excessive |
| tri | three |
| ultra | beyond or excessive |
| ultra | beyond or excessive |
| ante/pre/pro | before |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| post | after or behind |
| re | again or back |
| con/syn/sym | together or with |
| dys | painful, difficult, or faulty |
| eu | good or normal |
| neo | new |
| tox | poisonous |