Medical Terminology Review-Prefixes Flashcards
trans-
through, across
post-
after
ante-
before
uni-
one
meta-
after, beyond, change
intra-
within
hemi-
half
sym-, syn-
together, joined
pan-
all, total
inter-
between
brady-
slow
pre-, pro-
before
epi-
on, upon, over
retro-
behind
peri-
surrounding, outer
bi- or bin-
two
Note: bi is two and bi/o is life
supra-
above
hypo-
below, deficient
sub-
under, below
poly-
many, much
ex-, exo-
outside, outward
dys-
painful or difficulty
endo-
within
a-, an-
without, absence of
tachy-
fast, rapid
hyper-
above, excessive
dia-
complete, through
neo-
new
eu-
normal or good
multi-
many
nulli-
none
ab-
away from; from
ad-
toward, at, increase, on
anti-
against, opposing
de-
from, down, away from
macro
large, long
micro
small
pachy-
thick, thickening, thickened
para-
beside, beyond, around, abnormal
tri-
three