Prefix - Medical Term

1

Uni

1

Bi -

2

Di -

2

Diplo -

2

Tri

3

Quad

4

Semi

half

Hemi

half

Equi-

equal

Iso-

equal

Eu-

normal

Normo-

normal

Hyper-

above normal

Hypo-

below normal

A-

absent

An-

absent

Pan-

all

Omni--

all

Multi-

multiple

Poly-

multiple

Micro-

small

Macro-

large

Megalo-

large

Oligo-

few

Chromo-

color

Chromato-

color

Alb-

pale

Chloro-

green

Cyano-

blue

Erythro-

red

Leuko -

white

Glauco-

grey

Polio-

grey

Melano-

black

Porphyr-

purple

Rhodo-

rose red

Xanthro-

yellow

Pre-

before

Post-

after

Pro-

after

Ante-

before

Re-

repeat

Retro-

back

Neo-

new

Chrono-

time

Tachy-

Fast

Brachy-

slow

Epi -

Top

Hyper-

top/above

Hypo-

bottom/below

Supra-

top

super-

top

Sub-

bottom

hypo-

bottom/below

Infra-

bottom

Dextro-

right

Levo-

left

Sinistro-

left

Ante-

front

Antero-

front

Ventri-

front

Ventro-

front

Postero-

back

Dorsi-

back

Dorso-

back

Peri-

around

Circum-

around

Endo-

inside

Intra-

inside

Intro-

inside

Exo-

outside

Extra-

outside

Extra-

outside

Ab-

away

Ad-

toward

Trans-

through

Meso-

middle

Medi(o/a)-

middle

Latero-

lateral/one side

Para-

nearby

Juxta-

right next to

Inter-

between

Ambi-

both

Amphi-

both

Ipsi-

the same