-
a-/an-
no/without example: amenorrhea/anechoic (a- before a consonant, an- before a vowel)
-
ab-
away from example: abduct
-
ad-
toward example: adduct
-
ante-/pre-/pro-
before example: antenatal/preoperative
-
anti-/contra-
against example: antibiotic/contralateral
-
bi-/di-
two example: bifid/dissect
-
brady-
slow example: bradycardia
-
de-
down from, removing example: decomposition
-
dia-
through, between, across example: dialysis
-
dys-
difficult/abnormal example: dysphagia
-
ecto-/ex-/exo-
outside/without/away from example: exophytic/ectoplasm
-
en-/endo-/em-/eso-
inside example: encapsulated
-
epi-
above/on example: epicondyle
-
eu-
good/normal example: euthyroid
-
hemi-/semi-
half/partly example: hemilaminectomy
-
hyper-
excessive, greater than normal example: hypercholesterolemia
-
hypo-/sub-
beneath/below normal, under example: hyponatremia
-
in-
not example: inability
-
infra-
beneath example: infraorbital
-
inter-
between example: intercondylar
-
intra-
within/inside of example: intrauterine
-
macro-
large example: macrosomia
-
mal-
bad example: malalignment
-
meso-
middle or moderate example: mesothelial
-
micro-
small example: microhematuria
-
multi-/poly-
many/excessive example: multinodular/polyhydramnios
-
mono-/uni-
one example: monochorionic/unilateral
-
nulli-
none example: nulliparous
-
para-
near, beside, resembling, abnormal example: parahepatic
-
per-
through, by, or completely example: percutaneous
-
peri-
around/near example: periventricular
-
post-
after, behind example: postoperative
-
primi-
first example: primigravida
-
re-
back, again example: redo
-
retro-
behind, backward example: retroareolar
-
super-
more than normal, excessive example: superinfection
-
supra- above, over example: suprapubic
-
sy(n)(m)-
together, union example: symphysis
-
tachy-
fast example: tachyarrhythmia
-
trans-
across/through example: transesophageal
-
uni-
one example: unilateral
|
|
