-
a- an-
without, deficient, lack of, absent
eg: a/sepsis, an/orexia
-
ab- abs-
from, away
eg: ab/normal, abs/cess, ab/duct
-
ad-
near, toward
eg: ad/reanl, ad/duct
-
ambi-
both
eg: ambi/dextrous
-
ante-
before
eg: ante/natal
-
anti-
against
eg: anti/inflammatory
-
auto-
self
eg: auto/nomic
-
bi-
two, twice
eg: bi/valved
-
brady-
slow
eg: brady/cardia
-
circum-
around
eg: circum/cision
-
contra-
against
eg: contra/ception, contra/indicated
-
-
dia-
through, between, across, apart
eg: dia/rrhea
-
-
dys-
painful, difficult, disordered
eg: dys/memorrhea, dys/pnea
-
ecto-
outer, on the outside
eg: ecto/derm, ecto/pic
-
en-
in, inside
eg: en/capsulated
-
endo-
within, inner, on the outside
eg: endo/metrium
-
epi-
above, over
eg: epi/gastric
-
-
hemi-
half
eg: hemi/plegia
-
hydro-
water
eg: hydro/nephrosis
-
hyper-
over, above, increased, excessive
eg: hyper/tension
-
hypo-
under, decreased, beneath
eg: hypo/tension
-
inter-
between
eg: inter/cellular
-
intra-
within
eg: intra/muscular, intra/cellular
-
macro-
large, long
eg: macro/cyte
-
mal-
bad, poor, disordered
eg: mal/adjusted, mal/function
-
mega-, megalo
abnormally large
eg: mega/colon, megalo/cardia
-
meso-
middle
eg: meso/derm
-
micro-
small
eg: micro/scope
-
mono-
single, one
eg: mono/cyte
-
-
non-
no, not
eg: non/toxic
-
ortho-
straight
eg: ortho/pedic
-
para-
along side of, accessory to
eg: para/neural
-
peri-
around, covering
eg: peri/carditis
-
poly-
much, many
eg: poly/uria
-
post-
after
eg: post/partum
-
pre-
before
eg: pre/operative
-
retro-
behind, backwards
eg: retro/sternal
-
semi-
half
eg: semi/conscious
-
sub-
under
eg: sub/sternal
-
super-, supra-
above, over
eg: super/ficial, supra/pubic
-
trans-
across
eg: trans/fusion
-
uni-
one
eg: uni/cellular
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