Chapter 5: Terminology Prefixes (PHT TopHat)

a-

without

ambi-

both

an-

without

ante-

before

anti-

against

bi-

two or both

brady-

slow

chlor-

green

circum-

around

cirrh-

yellow

con-

with

contra-

against

cyan-

blue

dia-

across or through

dipl-

double

dis-

separate from or apart

dys-

painful/difficult

ec-

away or out

ecto-

outside

en-

in/within

endo-

within

epi-

upon

erythr-

red

eso-

inward

eu-

good or normal

exo-

outside

hemi-

half

heter-

different

hyper-

above or excessive

hypo-

below or deficient

im-

not

immun-

safe, protected

in-

not

infra-

below or under

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal

leuk-

white

lip-

fat

macro-

large

medi-

middle

melan-

black

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond/after/changing

micro-

small

mid-

middle

mono-

one

multi-

many

neo-

new

pachy-

heavy, thick

pan-

all

para-

alongside or abnormal

peri-

around

polio-

gray

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

before

pseudo-

false

purpur-

purple

quadri-

four

re-

again or back

retro-

after

rube-

red

semi-

half

sub-

below or under

super-

above or excessive

supra-

above or excessive

sym/syn-

with

tachy-

fast

trans-

across/through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond or excessive

uni-

one

xanth-

yellow

xero-

dry