Prefix - Medical Terminology ✨

an- (amount, e.g. anuria)

without (amount)

bi- (amount, e.g. bilateral)

two (amount)

de- (amount, e.g. dehydration)

without (amount)

di- (amount, e.g. diphtheria)

twice, double (amount)

dia- (amount, e.g. diameter)

through, completely (amount)

hemi- (amount, e.g. hemisphere)

half (amount)

hyper- (amount, e.g. hypertension)

over, excessive (amount)

hypo- (amount, e.g. hypoglycemia)

under, deficient (amount)

iso- (amount, e.g. isometric)

equal (amount)

macro- (amount, e.g. macroscopic)

large (amount)

mega- (amount, e.g. megaphone)

large (amount)

micro- (amount, e.g. microscope)

small (amount)

mono- (amount, e.g. monologue)

one (amount)

multi- (amount, e.g. multiple)

many (amount)

oligo- (amount, e.g. oliguria)

little, deficient (amount)

poly- (amount, e.g. polyglot)

many (amount)

quadri- (amount, e.g. quadruped)

four (amount)

quar- (amount, e.g. quarter)

four (amount)

quat- (amount, e.g. quadrant)

four (amount)

semi- (amount, e.g. semicircle)

half or partial (amount)

sub- (amount, e.g. subcutaneous)

under, moderately (amount)

super- (amount, e.g. supermarket)

above, excessive, more (amount)

tri- (amount, e.g. triangle)

three (amount)

uni- (amount, e.g. uniform)

one (amount)

ab- (location/direction, e.g. abnormal)

away (location/direction)

ad- (location/direction, e.g. adduct)

toward (location/direction)

ana- (location/direction, e.g. anaphase)

up, back (location/direction)

ante- (location/direction, e.g. anterior)

before, in front of (location/direction)

anti- (location/direction, e.g. antibody)

against, opposed to (location/direction)

circum- (location/direction, e.g. circumference)

around (location/direction)

contra- (location/direction, e.g. contraception)

against, opposite (location/direction)

de- (location/direction, e.g. descend)

down from (location/direction)

ecto- (location/direction, e.g. ectoplasm)

out from (location/direction)

endo- (location/direction, e.g. endoscope)

within (location/direction)

epi- (location/direction, e.g. epidermis)

upon, on (location/direction)

ex- (location/direction, e.g. exhale)

external, outward (location/direction)

exo- (location/direction, e.g. exoskeleton)

outside (location/direction)

extra- (location/direction, e.g. extraordinary)

outside of, in addition (location/direction)

infra- (location/direction, e.g. infrared)

below (location/direction)

inter- (location/direction, e.g. international)

between (location/direction)

intra- (location/direction, e.g. intravenous)

inside (location/direction)

latero- (location/direction, e.g. lateral)

side (location/direction)

medi- (location/direction, e.g. medial)

middle (location/direction)

para- (location/direction, e.g. parallel)

beside (location/direction)

per- (location/direction, e.g. permeable)

through (location/direction)

peri- (location/direction, e.g. perimeter)

around (location/direction)

pre- (location/direction, e.g. prenatal)

before, in front of (location/direction)

post- (location/direction, e.g. postmortem)

after, behind (location/direction)

pro- (location/direction, e.g. promote)

before, in front of (location/direction)

retro- (location/direction, e.g. retrograde)

backward or behind (location/direction)

sub- (location/direction, e.g. subterranean)

under (location/direction)

supra- (location/direction, e.g. suprarenal)

above (location/direction)

trans- (location/direction, e.g. transport)

across (location/direction)

ante- (time, e.g. antebellum)

before (time)

noct- (time, e.g. nocturnal)

night (time)

pre- (time, e.g. prehistory)

before (time)

post- (time, e.g. postnatal)

after (time)

pro- (time, e.g. prologue)

before (time)

brady- (description, e.g. bradycardia)

slow (description)

dys- (description, e.g. dysphagia)

difficult, painful, abnormal (description)

eu- (description, e.g. euphoria)

easy, normal, good (description)

hetero- (description, e.g. heterosexual)

different, other (description)

homo- (description, e.g. homogeneous)

same, like (description)

hydro- (description, e.g. hydrotherapy)

water (description)

leuko- (description, e.g. leukocyte)

white (description)

mal- (description, e.g. malnutrition)

bad (description)

melano- (description, e.g. melanoma)

color (description)

neo- (description, e.g. neonatal)

new (description)

patho- (description, e.g. pathology)

pertaining to disease (description)

pseudo- (description, e.g. pseudonym)

false (description)

tachy- (description, e.g. tachycardia)

fast (description)

un- (description, e.g. unhappy)

not (description)