Essential Prefixes and More
"Quick and Easy Medical Terminology", 6th Edition
by Peggy C. Leonard
159399036 | mono-, uni- | one (2) | |
159399037 | bi-, di- | two (2) | |
159399038 | tri- | three | |
159399039 | quad-, quadri, tetra- | four (3) | |
159399040 | centi- | one hundred / one-hundredth | |
159399041 | milli- | one-thousandth | |
159399042 | diplo- | double | |
159399043 | hemi-, semi- | half / partly | |
159399044 | hyper- | excessive / more than normal | |
159399045 | hypo- | under / less than normal | |
159399046 | multi-, poly- | many | |
159399047 | nulli- | none | |
159399048 | pan- | all | |
159399049 | primi- | first | |
159399050 | super-, ultra- | excessive | |
159399051 | ab- | away from | |
159399052 | ad | towards | |
159399053 | ante-, pre- | before in time or place (2) | |
159399054 | circum-, peri- | around (2) | |
159399055 | dia- | through | |
159399056 | ecto, ex- | out / without (2) | |
159399057 | exo-, extra- | away from (2) | |
159399058 | en-, end-, endo- | inside (3) | |
159399059 | epi- | above / on | |
159399060 | hypo-, infra-, sub- | beneath (3) | |
159399061 | inter- | between | |
159399062 | intra- | within | |
159399063 | meso-, mid- | middle (2) | |
159399064 | para- | near / beside / abnormal | |
159399065 | per- | through / by | |
159399066 | post- | after, behind | |
159399067 | retro- | behind / backward | |
159399068 | super-, supra- | above / beyond (2) | |
159399069 | sym-, syn- | joined together (2) | |
159399070 | trans- | across | |
159399071 | ante-, pre-, pro- | before (3) | |
159399072 | macro-, mega-, megalo | large / great (3) | |
159399073 | micro | small | |
159399074 | a-, an- | no / not / without (2) | |
159399075 | in- | not / not inside | |
159399076 | anti-, contra- | against (2) | |
159399077 | dys- | bad / difficulty | |
159399078 | eu- | good / normal | |
159399079 | mal- | bad | |
159399080 | pro- | favoring / supporting | |
159399081 | tachy- | fast | |
159399082 | brady- | slow |