Medical Terminology Unit 2 (roots)

a-, an-

without

anti-

against

ab-

away from

acro-

top, extremities

ad-

towards

bi-

two

brady-

slow

dextro-

right side

di-

two

dia-

between

dys-

difficult, painful

ec-

outside

endo-

within

ep-

above

eu-

good

ex-

out of

hemi

half

hydro-

fluid

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

decreased

in-

within

inter-

between

intra-

within

macro-, megalo-

large

mono-

one

neo-

new

olig

few

para-

beside

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

quad-

four

retro-

behind

sinistro-

left

sub-

below

supra-

above

tachy-

fast

trans-

across

tri-

three

xer-

dry