med term 1. prefixes

A- (an- before vowel or h)

Without, lacking, deficient

Anti- (ant- before vowel or h)

Against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

Di- (rarely dis-)

Two, twice, double

Dys-

Difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

Ec- (ex- before vowel)

Out of, away from

Ecto- (ect- before vowel)

Outside of

En- (em- before b, m, and p)

In, into, within

Endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before vowel)

Within

Epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)

Upon, over, above

Exo-

Outside, from the outside, toward the outside

Hemi-

Half, partial, one side of the body

Hyper-

Over, above, excessive, beyond normal

Hypo-

Under, deficient, below normal

Mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)

One, single

Peri-

Surrounding, around

Syn- (sym- before b, p, and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before the s)

Together, with

T or F: words can have more than 1 prefix

T