click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Anatomy prefixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
a, an, ar | without, lack of |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ambi | both |
amphi | both sides |
ana | up |
ante | before |
antero | before |
anti | against |
aniso | unequal, dissimilar |
auto | self |
bi | two |
brady | slow |
cata | down |
circum | around |
co, com, con | together |
contra | opposite |
de | lack of |
dextro | right side |
di | two |
dia | between |
dipl, diplo | double |
dorso | back |
dys | painful, difficult |
ec, ex | out, out from |
ecto, exo, extra | outside |
em, en | in |
endo | within |
epi | upon |
eu | good, normal |
extra | outside |
hemi | half |
hetero | different |
hidro | sweat |
homo | same |
hydro | water |
hyper | above, excessive |
hypo | below, deficient |
im, in, | not, in |
infra | below, inferior to |
inter | between |
intra | within |
iso | equal |
latero | side |
macro | large |
mal | bad |
meso, mid, medi | middle |
meta | change |
micro | small |
mono | one |
multi | many |
neo | new |
pachy | thick |
pan | all |
para | beside |
per | through |
peri | around, surrounding |
poly | many |
post | after |
postero | posterior, behind |
pre | before |
primi | first |
pro | before |
pseudo | false |
quad, quadri | four |
re | back |
retro | behind |
sclero | hard |
semi | part of |
sinistro | left side |
sub | under, below |
super | above |
supra | above |
sym, syn | together |
tachy | fast |
tetra | four |
trans | across, through |
tri | three |
ultra | beyond, in excess |
uni | one |