HOSA MEDTERM PREFIXES

a-

not; without

ab-

away; away from

ad-

toward

ambi-

both sides

an-

not; without

ante-

before

anti-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two; both

brady-

slow

circum-

around

con-

together;with

de-

lack of; down; less; removal of

dia-

through; complete

dorsi-

back

dys-

painful; difficult

e-

out; away from

ec-

out; outside

echo-

reflected sound

em-

in

en-

in; within

endo-

in; within

epi-

on; over; upon

eso-

inward

eu-

good;normal

ex-

out; away from

exo-

outward

hemi-

half

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

in-

in; into; not

inter-

between

intra-

within; into

macro--

large

mega-

large

meta-

change; beyond

mono-

one; single

multi-

many

neo-

new

non-

not

nulli-

no; none

pan-

everything; all

par-

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

para-

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

per-

through

peri-

around; surrounding

poly-

many; much

post-

after; behind

pre-

before; in front of

primi-

first

pro-

before; forward

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four

retro-

behind; backward

sub-

below; under

supra-

above

syn-

together;with

tachy-

fast

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond; excess