Medical Terminology- Chapter 3- Prefixes

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epi- above, upon
under, below, deficient hypo-
between inter-
infra- orsub- under, below
after, behind post-
before, in front of pre- orpro-
retro- backward, behind
bi- two
double dipl- ordiplo-
hermi- one half
excessive, above normal hyper-
macro- large
small micro-
mono- oruni- one
many, much multi- orpoly-
first primi-
quadri- four
three tri-
ab- from, away from
toward ad-
circum- orperi- around
through, across dia- ortrans-
ecto- orexo- orextra- outside, outward
in, within endo- orintra-
para- near, beside; beyond
upper, above super-
above; excessive; superior supra-
ultra- excess, ,beyond
a- oran- without, not
against anti- orcontra-
brady- slow
bad; painful; difficulat dys-
good, normal eu-
hetero- different
same homo- orhomeo-
mal- bad
all pan-
pseudo- false