Medical Terminology Prefixes n to z

multi-

many

olig(o)-

few, scanty

pan-

all, entire

par(a)-

beside, abnormal, involving two parts

per-

through, intensely

peri-

around

pluri-

several, more

poly-

many

post-

after, following

pre-

before

pro-

before, forward

quadra-

four

re-

back

retro-

back, behind

semi-

half

sub-

under, inferior, less than

super-

above, superior, more than

supra-

above, over

syl-

together

sym-

together

syn-

together

sys-

together

tachy-

fast

tetra-

four

toc-

childbirth, labor

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond, excess

un-

not

uni-

one