Vocabulary for PoHS

a- / an-

a- / an-

not / without

ante-

before

brady-

slow

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

ex- / extra- / exo-

outside of

ab-

away, from

anti-

against

circum-

around

endo-

within / inside

hemi-

half

ad-

toward

auto-

self

contra-

against

epi-

above, on

hyper-

excessive, increased, above

ambi-

both

bi-

two, twice, double

de-

down

eu-

normal, good

hypo-

below, insufficient, decreased

Infra-

beneath

Macro-

large

Meta-

over; beyond

Neo-

new

Post-

after; behind

Inter-

between

Mal-

bad

Micro-

small

Nulli-

none

Pre- / Pro-

before, in front of

Intra-

within; during

Mega-

exceptionally large

Mono-

one

Peri-

around

Presby-

older age

Levo-

to the left

Meso-

middle

Multi-

many

Poly-

many

Primi-

first

Angi-

blood vessel

Ven-

vein

Onych-

nail

Cerebr-

cerebrum

Myel-

spinal cord; bone marrow

Arteri- / Arter-

artery

Derm- / Dermat-

skin

Encephal-

brain

Neur-

nerve

Cardi-

heart

Hidr-

sweat

Blephar-

eyelid

Esthesi-

sensation

Ocul- / Opthalm-

eye

Vas-

vessel

Trich-

hair

Cephl-

head

Irid- / Ir-

iris

Ot-

ear