Prefixes

macro-

large

tri-

three

tetra-

four

trans-

through, across

pan-

all, entire

extra-

outside, beyond

oxy-

rapid

hemi-

half, partial

pro-

in front of, forward

brady-

slow

contra-

opposite, against

neo-

new

poly-

many, much, excessive

non-

not

ana-

up, apart, away

para-

abnormal, near, beside

sub-

under, below

echo-

sound, reverberation

intra-

within

ab-

away, from

an-

no, not, without

ipsi-

same

a-

no, not, without, lack of

acro-

extremities

ad-

toward

allo-

other, different

apo-

separate, away from

uni

one

di-

two, both

post-

after, behind

peri-

around, surrounding

levo-

left

meta-

beyond

homo-

same

end-, endo-

within

in-

not

re-

again, back, backward

dys-

bad, painful, abnormal, difficult

eso-

inward

tachy-

rapid, fast

micro-

small, tiny

de-

lack of, down

per-

through

in-

in

e-

out, outward

dia-

complete, through

en-

in

infra-

down

syn-

joined together

anti-

against

ex-, exo

out

hypo-

deficient, below, decreased

eu-

healthy, normal

inter-

between

epi-

above, on top of

mono-

one

retro-

backward

quadri-

four

pre-

before, in front of

hyper-

excessive, above

circum-

around

par-

near, beside

ec-; ecto-

out, outward

bi-

two

ante-

forward, in front of

auto-

self

supra-

above, upward