Chapter 3: Medical Prefixes and Suffixes in Anatomy and Pathology

endo-, intra-

in, within

a-, an-

without, not

epi-

above, upon

anti-, contra

against

hypo-

under, below, deficient

auto-

self, own

infra-, sub-

under, below

brady-

slow

inter-

between

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

retro-

backward, behind

eu-

good, normal

hetero-

different

bi-

two

dipl-, diplo-

double

homo-, homeo-

same

hemi-

one-half

tachy-

rapid

hyper-

excessive, above normal

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

multi-, poly-

many, much

quadri-

four

tri-

three

ab-

from, away from

ad-

toward

circum-, peri-

around

dia-, trans-

through, across

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside, outward

para-

near, beside, beyond

super-, supra-

above, excessive, superior

ultra-

excess, beyond

allo-

other, differing from normal

ana-

up, apart

ante-

before, forward

cata-

down

con-

with, together

de-

down, lack of

ec-

out, outside

in-

into, within

mal-

bad

meta-

beyond, change

neo-

new

pan-

all

per-

through

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-, pros-

before, forward

re-

back, again

sym-, syn-

together, with