prefixes for diseases and conditions

A- or An-

without or no

Anti-

against

Brady-

abnormally slow

Contra-

against, opposed

De-

remove, take away, loss of

Dia-

Through, apart, across, between

Dis-

reversal, separation

Dys-

difficult, painful, bad

Epi-

above

Hyper-

Excessive, abnormally high

Hypo-

insufficient, abnormally low

Mal-

bad, poor

Patho-

Disease

Poly-

Many, much, multiple

Py-

Pus

Tacky-

Abnormally fast