Med Term

Unit 1 Prefixes

a-

without, lack of

ad-

toward

an-

without, lack of

ante-

before, infront of

anti-

against, oppose

auto-

self, same

bi-

two, double

brady-

slow

circum-

around

contra-

against, opposite

de-

down, away from, removal

deca-

ten

di-

two, twice, double

dia-

through, thouroughly

dys-

bad, painful, abnormal

ecto-

outside

endo-

within, inner, inside

epi-

upon, above, on top of, near

eso-

inside, inward

eu-

good, normal, well

ex-

out, away from, out

exo-

outside, outward

extra-

outside, beyond

hemi-

half, one side

hetero-

opposite

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, defficient

in-

not, in, into

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

macro-

long, large

meta-

change, beyond

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

multi-

many

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

nulli-

none

oligo-

few

pan-

all

para-

beside

per-

through, throughout

peri-

around

poly-

many, excessive

post-

after, behind

pre-

before

primi-

first

pro-

before

pseudo-

false

quari-

four

re-

again

retro-

backward, behind

semi-

half, partial

sub-

under

supra-

above

sym-together

syn-together

tachy-

fasst

tetra-

four

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyon

un-

reversal

uni-

one

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

alveol/o

alveolus, air sacand

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessela

anter/o

front

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

asthen/o

weakness

audi/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

bio

life

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

windpipeb

burs/a

pouch, sac

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

cellul/o

cell

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck, cervix

chem/o

chemical, drug

chondr/o

cartilage

col/o

large intestine, colon

colon/o

large intestine, colon

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

circle, cycle

cyst/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

dermat/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum