MED BIO - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

a- , an

no
not
without

ab-

away from

ad-

towards

ambi- , ambo

around
on both sides
about

amphi-

around
on both sides

ana-

up
apart
backwards
again
a new

ante-

before
forward

anti-

against

ap- , apo-

off
away

aut- , auto-

self
own

bi-

two

brady-

slow

bratty-

short

cata-

down

circut-

around

co- , con- , com-

together
with

contra-

against
opposite

de-

lack of
down
less
removal of

di-

twice
doubled

dia-

complete
through

dis-

apart
separate

dys-

bad
painful
difficult
abnormal

ext- , eco- , ecto-

out
outside

em- , en-

in

epi- , ep-

above
upon
on

eu-

good
normal

extra- , extro-

outside

hemi- , semi-

half

hyper-

above, excessive, beyond

hypo-, hyp-, infra-

below, beneath, deficient

im-, in-

into, in, within

inter-

between

intra-, intro-

within, inside

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mes-, meso-

middle

meta-

beyond, changing

micro-, micr-

tiny, small

mono-, uni-

one

mult-, multi-

many

neo-

new

oligo-

scanty (small or insufficient in amount)

pan

all

para

beyond, beside, after

per, trans

through, across

peri

around

poly

many, excessive

post

after, following

pre, pro

in front of, before, preceding

presby

old age

pseudo

false

quadri

four

re, retro

backwards

semi

half

sub

under, beneath

super, supra, ultra

above, superior

sym, syn

with, together

tachy

rapid, fast

tri

three