Chapter 3 Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach

endo-

in, within

intra-

in, within

epi-

epi/dermis

above, upon

hypo-

under, below, deficient

infra-

under, below

sub-

under, below

inter-

between

retro-

backward, behind

bi-

two

dipl-

double

diplo-

double

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive, above normal

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one

uni-

one

multi-

many, much

poly-

many, much

quadri-

four

tri-

three

ab-

from, away from

ad-

toward

circum-

around

peri-

around

dia-

through, across

trans-

through, across

exo-

outside, outward

extra-

outside, outward

para- (prefix)

para/llel

near, beside, beyond

-para (suffix)

to bear offspring

super-

upper, above

supra-

above, excessive superior

ultra-

excess, beyond

a-

without, not (prefix used before consonant)

an-

without, not (prefix used before vowel)

anti-

against

contra-

against

auto-

self, own

Brady-

slow

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

eu-

good, normal

hetero-

different

homo-

same

homeo-

same

achy-

rapid

mal-

bad

pan-

all

pseudo-

false