Covington, Sloan, 3rd Period - Unit 1

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

macro-

large

micro-

small

sub-

below

supra-

above

hyper-

above/excessive

hypo-

below/deficient

hetero-

different

homo-

same

mono-

one

multi-

many

pre-

before

post-

after

a-

without, lack of, not (used before consonant)

ad-

toward

an-

without, lack of, not (used before a vowel)

ante-

before, in front of

anti-

against, opposing

auto-

self, same

bi-

two, double

circum-

around

contra-

against, opposite

de-

down, away from, removal

deca-

ten

di-

two, twice, double

dia-

through, completely, thoroughly

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

ecto-

outside

endo-

within, inner, inside

epi-

upon, above, on top of, near

eso-

inward, inside

eu-

good, normal, well

ex-

out, out from, away

exo-

outside, outward

extra-

outside, beyond

hemi-

half, oneside

hetero-

opposite, different

homo-

same, alike

hydro-

water, fluid

hyper-

above, excessive, abnormally high

hypo-

below, deficient, abnormally low

in-

not, in, into

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

macro-

large, long

meta-

beyond, changed

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

multi-

many, much

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

nulli-

none

oligo-

few, scanty

pan-

all, entire

para-

beside, near, abnormal

per-

through, throughout

peri-

around, surrounding

poly-

many excessive

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

prim-

first

pro-

before, forward

psuedo-

false

quadri-

four

re-

again, back

retro-

backward, behind

semi-

half, partial

sub-

under, below, beneath

supra-

above, upper

sym-

together, with

syn-

together, with

tachy-

fast, rapid

tetra-

four

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond, excess

un-

not, reversal

uni-

one

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

aveol/o

alveolus, air sac

andr/o

male

angi/o

male

anter/o

front

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

asthen/o

weakness

audi/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

bio

likfe

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

windpipe

burs/a

pouch, sac

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

cellul/o

cell