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prefixes
medix terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A- | not, without |
| Allo- | differing from norm, other |
| An- | not, without |
| Ana- | against, up , back |
| Aniso- | unequal, dissimilar |
| Auto- | self, own |
| Dia- | through, across |
| Epi- | above, upon |
| Hetero- | different |
| Homo- | same, alike |
| Hyper- | excessive, above |
| Iso- | same, equal |
| Macro- | large |
| Micro- | small |
| Mono- | one |
| Peri- | around |
| Poly- | many, much |
| Sub- | below, under |
| Anti- | against, opposite |
| Brady- | slow |
| Dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| Endo- | in, within |
| Eu- | good, normal |
| Extra- | outside, out |
| Hypo- | deficient, below |
| Intra- | in, within |
| Inter- | between |
| Per- | through |
| Pneu- | lungs, air |
| Pro- | before, infront of |
| Trachy- | rapid, fast |
| Trans- | across, through |
| Conta- | Against, opposite |
| Di- | Two, double |
| Hydro- | Water |
| Necro- | Death, necrosis |
| Para- | Near, beside, beyond |
| Syn- | Union, joined, together |
| Uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two, double |
| Eso- | Inward |
| Exo- | Outward |
| Hemi- | One half |
| Ad- | Toward, in the direction of |
| Mal- | Bad, poor |
| Meta- | Change, beyond |
| Micro- | Small |
| Pan- | All, every, entire |
| Poli- | Grey matter |
| Post- | After, behind |
| Pre- | Before, infront of |
| Semi- | Half |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ante- | Before, infront of |
| Endo- | In, within |
| Leuko- | White |
| Quadra- | Four |
| Quadri- | Four |
| Ultra- | Excess, beyond |
| Juxta- | Beside, proximity, close to |