Medical Terminology

abd

away from

a/an

absence of/without

add

toward

ante

before/in front of

anti

against

bi

two/both/double

brady

slow

contra

opposite/against

cyano

blue

dys

difficulty

ec/ecto

outside

endo

within/inside

erythro

red

hemi

half

hyper

excessive/above/beyond

hypo

too little/low/below

inter

between

intra

inside

leuko

white

peri

around/ surrounding

post

after

pre/pro

before/ in front of

retro

backward/ behind/ in back of

semi

half

sub

under/ beneath/ below

super/supra

above/ beyond/ superior

tachy

fast