pre-fixes/ health science

a-, an-

without, not. ex: anemia- not enough healthy blood.

anti

against ex: antibiotics-medicine that works against bacteria

brady

slow ex-bradycardia- slow heart rate

tachy

fast ex: tachycardia- fast heart rate

hyper

above or excessive ex: hyperactive- overactive

hypo

below or deficient ex: hypothermia- body temp below normal

peri

around ex: endocytosis- around the object, pericardia- double walled protective sac around the heart, peridental disease-

endo

inside,within ex: endocytosis- inside the cell

epi

upon,above ex:epidermis- layer of skin above dermis

inter

between ex: intercostal- betwen ribs

intra

within ex: IV (intravenous) within the vein

poly

many ex: polysacharides- many sugars, poly dips in- extreme,persistant unquenchable thirst

mono

one ex:monosaccharide- one sugar

dys

bad;painful;difficult ex: dysfunctional- abnormal function

pre

before ex:premature- born before due date

post

after ex: post operative-after surgery