Language of Medicine 1 prefixes

a-, an-

no, not, without

aut-, auto-

self, own

dia-

through, complete

end-, endo-

within

epi-

above, upon

ex-
exo-

out, outside of,
outward

hyper-

excessive, above, more than normal

hypo-

deficient, below, under, less than normal

in-

into, in

peri-

surrounding, around

pro-

before, forward

re-

back, backward, again

retro-

behind

sub-

below, under

trans-

across, through