a-
absent, without, away from EX: Abacterial
ab-
away from, EX: Abduction
ad-
to, toward, EX; Adduction
ambi-
both, EX: ambidextrous
a-, an-
without, EX: atypical
anti-
against, EX: anitbody, antidote
ante-
before, EX:anterior
bi-
two, EX: biceps
bio-
life, EX: biology
carcin- (o)
cancer, EX: carcinogenic
circum-
around, EX: Circumvent
co-
with, together, EX: cooperate
contra-
against, counter to, EX: contraindicate
de-
down, from EX: descend
di-
two, EX: Dissect
dis-
apart, away from, EX: dislocate
dors-
back, EX: Dorsal
dys-
abnormal, impaired, EX: dysfunction
e-
out, from, EX: emetric
ect-
outside, without, EX: ectoplasm
end-(o)
inside, within, EX: Endoderm
epi-
upon, over, in addition to, EX: epimysium
macro-(o)
large, long, EX: Macrophage
mal-
abnormal, bad, EX: malpractice
medi-
middle, midline, EX: medial
mega-
large, extreme, EX: megadose
micro-
small, EX: Microscope
mono-
one, single, EX: monolith
mutli-
many, multiple, EX: multiply
narc-
stupor, numbness, EX: Narcotic
ne- (o)
new, EX: nephyte, neonatal
nutri-
nourish, EX: nutrition
para-
next to, resembling, beside, EX: paralysis, paraplegic
path-
pertaining to disease, EX: pathology
per-
through, EX: perforate
peri-
around, EX: periosteum
poly-
many, much, EX: polyunsaturated
post-
after, later in time, EX: posthumous
pre, pro
before time, EX: Previous
pseud -(o)
false, pseudonym
quad-
four, EX: quadriplegic
re-
again, back, EX: repeat,review
retro-
backward, EX: Retrofit
sub-
under, below, EX: subscapularis
super-
above, in addition, EX: Superior
supra-
over,above, upper, EX: Supraspinatus
syn-
together, along with, EX: synergist
tri-
three, triceps
uni-
single, one, EX: unilateral
hyrdo-
denoting water, EX: hydrotherapy
hyper-
above, extreme, EX: hypertensive
hypo-
under, below, EX: hypodermic
in-
within, into, not, negative, EX: internal, inept
infra-
beneath, EX: infraspinatus
intra-
inside, EX: intravenous
leuk -(o)
white, EX: Leukocyte