Med Terms - Prefixes

Endo-

in, within

Intra-

in, within

Epi-

above, upon

Hypo-

Under, below, deficient

Infra-

Under, below

Sub-

Under, below

Inter-

between

retro-

backward, behind

bi-

two

Dipl-

double

diplo-

double

hemi-

one-half

hyper-

excessive, above normal

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one

uni-

one

multi-

many, much

poly-

many, much

quadri-

four

tri-

three

ab-

from, away from

ad-

toward

circum-

around

peri-

around

dia-

through, across

trans-

through, across

ecto-

outside, outward

exo-

outside, outward

extra-

outside, outward

para-

near, beside, beyond

super-

upper, above

supra-

above, excessive, superior

ultra-

excess, beyond

a-

without, not

an-

without, not

anti-

against

contra-

against

auto-

self, own

brady-

slow

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

eu-

good, normal