Prefixes

a- an-

Without

Not

Ex:anemia. Not enough healthy blood cells.

Brady

Slow

Ex: bradycardia- slow heart reating

Anti

Against

Ex:Antibiotic- medicine that works against bacteria

Tachy

Fast

Ex: tachycardia- fast heart rate

Hyper

Above

Excessive

Ex: hyperactive- over active, not able to stay still

Hypo

Below

Deficient

Ex:hypothermia- body temp. Below normal

Peri

Around

Ex:perimeter- around an object

Epi

Upon; above

Ex:epidemerin- layer thin above dermis

Dys

Bad, painful; difficult

Ex:dysfunction abornormal function

Intra

Within

Ex:IV (intravenous) within the vein

Endo

Inside; within

Ex:endocytosis-inside the cell

Poly

Many

Ex:polysaccharides- many sugar

Pre

Before

Ex: premature- born before due date

Post

After

Ex: postperative- after surgery

Inter

Between

Ex: inter costal- between ribs

Mono

One

Ex:monosaccharide= one sugar