Health science

a-, an-

without/not

ex: anemia- not enough healthy blood cells

Anti-

against

Ex: anti- bacterial- against bacteria

brady-

Slow

Ex: bradycardia- slow heart rate

Tachy-

fast

Ex: tachycardia- fast heart rate

Hyper-

above;excessive

Ex: hyperactive- excessive activity

hypo-

below; deficient

Ex: hypthermia- body temperature below normal

peri-

around

Ex: perimeter- around the shape

endo-

inside; within

Ex: endocytosis- within the cell

Epi-

upon; above

Ex: epidermis- lower of skin above the dermis

intra-

Within

Ex: IV (intravenous)- within the vein

dys-

Bad; difficult; painful

Ex: dyslexia- hard time reading

mono-

one

Ex: monosaccharide- one sugar

Poly-

many

Ex: polynomial- made up of many variables

Pre-

before

Ex: premature- born before due date

post-

after

Ex: post operative- after operation

Inter-

Between

ex: inter coastal- between the ribs