Vet Tech Terms Ch 1: Prefixes

A-, an-

without, lack of, not

Ab-

away from

Ad-

toward, to near

Ambi-, amphi-, ampho-

both

Ana-

upward, apart, again, backward, excessive

Ante-

before, in front of, forward

Anti-

against, opposing

Apo-

separation from, derived from

Auto-

self

Bi-, Bis

two, double, twice

Cac-

bad, weak, diseased

Cata-

down, under, lower, against

Circum-

around

Co-, com-, con-

with, together

Contra-

opposed, against

Cort-

covering

Cruci-

cross

De-

reverse, remove, from, down, not, lack of

Di-

two, twice

Dia-

between, through, across, apart, completely

Dis-

apart from, free from

Dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult

E-, ec-, ex-

out of, free from, away from

ecto-, exo-

outer, outside, situated on

Em-, en-

in

Endo-

within, inner

Ep-, epi-

upon, on, over, above

Eu-

normal, good, well, healthy

Extra-

outside of

Fore-

before, in front

Hemi-

half

Holo-, Hol

all/entire, complete, homogeneous

Homeo-, homo

same, likeness

Hyper-

excessive, above, beyond

Hyp-, hypo-

under, deficient, beneath

Idio-

peculiar to an individual or substance, or unknown

Im-, in-

in, into, within, not

Infra-

below, beneath

Inter-

between

Intra-

within

Intro-

into, within

Ipsi-

same, self

Macro-

large, abnormal size

Mal-

bad, poor, evil

Mes-, meso-, med-

middle

Meta-

change, beyond, alter

Micr-, micro-, mio-

small

Mon-, mono-

singular

Mult, multi-

many

Neo-

new, recent

Non-

No, not, without

Pan-

all, entire

Para-

beside, beyond

Per-

through, excessive

Peri-

around

Poly-

many, much, excessive

Post-

after, behind

Pre-, pro

before, in front of

Psuedo-

false

Quadri-

four

Re-

again, backward

Retro-

backward, behind

Semi-

half, partial

Sub-

under, beneath, less

Super-, supra-

above, superior, excess

Sym-, syn-

together, within

Trans-

across, through

Ultra-

beyond, excess

Un-

Not