Prefixes

a-,an-

Not, without

Example- anaerobic, without oxygen

anti-

Against!

antibacterial- works against bacteria

Brady-

Slow- bradycardia, slow heart rate

Tachy-

Fast-

Tachycardia, fast heart rate

Hyper-

Above, excessive

Hyperthermia- above normal body temperature

Hypo-

Below, deficient

Hypothermia, below normal body temp

Peri-

Around

Perimeter, area around a structure

Endo-

Inside/within

Endoskeleton, internal skeleton

Epi-

Above, upon

Epidermis-layer of skin above dermis

Inter-

Between

Intercostal-between the ribs

Intra-

Within

IV( intravenous), the needle is going within the vain

Poly-

Many

Polysaccharide, many sugars

Mono-

One

Monolingual- one language

Dys-

Bad, painful, difficult

Dysfunctional, functioning badly

Pre-

Before

Premature, born before due date

Post-

After

Postoperative, time after surgery