Medical Terminology

Ab-

away from, outside of, beyond
Ad-

toward, near to
Ante-, pre-

before
Anti-

against, opposed
Bi-

two
Brady-

abnormally slow rate of speed
Contra-

against
Dys-

painful, bad, difficult
Ec-, ecto-

outside, away from
En-, endo-

inside
Epi-

upon, subsequent to
Ex-, exo-

outside
Hyper-

above, beyond normal
Hypo-

below, below normal
Inter-

between
Intra-

Inside
Macro-

big
Micro-

small
Mono-, uni-

one
Olig-, oligo

a few
Para-

Alongside, like
Post-

after
Quadric-

four
Tachy-

abnormally high rate of speed
Tri-

three

Author

lmverges

ID

145309

Card Set

Medical Terminology

Description

prefixes

Updated

2012-04-02T21:58:23Z