Chapter Three

ab-

away from

intra-

within

hyper-

excessive, abnormally high, above

anti-

against, opposite of

con-

with, together, or jointly

contra-

counter or against

meta-

after or change

ambi-

both

bi-

two,

cuspis

point

di-

double

-plegia

paralysis

dipl-

double

-opia

condition of vision

hemi-

half

mono-

one

multi-

many

nulli-

none

pan-

all

poly-

excessive, over, many

-phagia

eating

dipsia

thirst

-uria

urine

primi-

first

-gravid

pregnant

quadri-

four

tetra-

four

semi-

half, partial

tri-

three

uni-

one

ana-

up, toward

pre-, ante-

to come before

dia-

through

-lysis

to loosen or dissolve

dis-

apart, away

ec-, ecto-

out, outside

endo-

within

ep-, epi-

upon, over, above, on top of

eso-

inward

extra-

outside

infer-

below

inter-

between

para-

alongside, abnormal

peri-

around

post-

to follow after

sub-

below, under, beneath

supra- , super-

above

sym- , syn-

together, joined

a-

without or absence of

an-

without or absence of

brady-

slow

kinesi/o

motion

circum-

around

dys-

bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

eu-

good, normal

pnea

breath

heter- , hetero-

different

hypo-

deficient, abnormally low, below

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-, megalo-

large, great

micro-

small

-scopy

process of viewing

neo-

new

pseudo-

false

tachy-

fast, rapid

trans-

through, across, or beyond

ultra-

beyond normal