USCI Medical Terminology Set 2

a/, an/

without, absent

ab/

away from

ac/, ad

toward, near

anti/

against, opposed

brady/

slower than usual

cata/

negative, down

de/

lessened, removed

dia/, per

through

ec, ex. ecto/, exo/

outside, outer

en/, end/o, intra

within

epi/

upon, in addition

hemi/

half

hyper/

increased, above

hypo/

decreased, below

in/

into, not

infra/

inferior to, below

inter/

between

macro/

gross, large

micro/

small, tiny

pan/

all, every

para/

beside, beyond

peri/

around, surrounding

post/

after, past

pre/

before

re/

again, back

retro/

behind, back

sub/

under, inferior to

tachy/

faster than usual