Med Terms: Prefixes

All prefixes for Test 1

pre-

before

peri-

during

post-

after

endo-, intra-

in, within

epi-

above, upon

hypo-

under, below, deficient

infra-, sub-

under, below

inter-

between

retro-

backward, behind

bi-

two

dipl-, diplo-

double

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive, above normal

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

multi-, poly-

many, much

quadri-

four

tri-

three

ab-

from, away from

ad-

toward

circum-, peri-

around

dia-, trans-

through, across

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside, outward

para-

near, beside, beyond

super-

upper, above

supra-

above, excessive, superior

ultra-

excess, beyond

a-

without, not (consonant)

an-

without, not (vowel)

anti-, contra-

against

auto-

self, own

brady-

slow

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

eu-

good, normal

hetero-

different

homo-, homeo-

same

tachy-

rapid

meso-, midi-

middle

nulli-

none

primi-

first

mal-

bad

pan-

all

pseudo-

false

sym-, syn-

union, joined together