A&P prefixes

a- or an-

Without or lacking

ab-

Away from

ad-

Toward or adjacent

Anti-

Against, opposite, or inhibitive

arthr-

Joint

auto-

Self

bi-

Two

bio-

Life

carcin-

Cancer or tumor

cardio-

Heart

cephal-

Head

cerebro-

Brain

circum-

Around or round about

co-

With or together

contra-

Against or in opposition

derm-

Skin

do-

Two

dys-

Difficult or abnormal

ecto-

Outside or external

epi-

Inside or within

erythro-

Red

eu-

Well good or true

ex-

Out of or outside

glyco-

Sweet or sugar

hemi-

Half

Hepat-

Liver

hist-

Tissue

hydro-

Water or liquid

hyper-

In excess

hypo-

Below normal or under

infra-

Beneath or underneath

inter-

Between

intra-

Within or inside of

iso-

Equal

leuko-

White

macro-

Large

melano-

Black

micro-

small

mono-

One

multi-

Many or multiple

myo-

Muscle

neo-

New

nephro-

Kidney

neuro-

Nerve

oculo-

Eye

odonto-

Tooth

oglio-

deficient or few

opthalm-

Eye

osteo-

bone

oto-

Ear

para-

Alongside or beyond

peri-

Around

physio-

Related to nature, physical or physics

pneumo-

Air or gas, pertaining to the lungs

pod-

Foot

poly-

Many or much

post-

After or behind

pre- or pro-

Prior to or in front of

pseudo-

False

sarco-

Flesh

semi-

Half or partially

sclero-

Hard

somato-

Body

steno-

Narrow or close

sub-

Below or under

sym- or syn-

With or together

tachy-

Fast or rapid

trans-

Across or through

viscer-

Pertaining to internal organs