Med Term: Prefixes

endo-, intra-

in, within

epi-

above, upon

hypo-

under, below, deficient

infra- , sub-

under, below

inter-

between

retro-

backward, behind

bi-

two

dipl, diplo,di

double

hemi-, semi-

one-half

hyper-

excessive, above normal

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

multi-, poly-

many, much

tri-

three

quadri-

four

primi-

first

pre-

before

post-

after

peri-

around

ab-

from, away

ad-

toward

circum-, peri-

around

dia-, trans-

through, across

ecto-, exo-,extra-

outside, outward

para-

near, beside; beyond

super-

upper, above

supra-

above, excessive; superior

ultra-

excess, beyond

a-, an-

without, not

anti-,contra-

against

auto-

self, own

brady-

slow

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

eu-

good, normal

hetero-

different

homo-, homeo-

same

tachy-

fast

pseudo-

false

mal-

bad

syn-

union, together, joined

hyper-

excessive, abnormal

patho-

disease

palpitate

feel