PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, ROOT WORDS

• Para- is a prefix which means beside/alongside
• Ad- means toward/near while Ab- means away
• Pro- means direction
• Retr/o- means backward
• A prefix which means down is called Cata
• Eso- means inward
• From the word ipsilateral, ipsi- means same
• From the word Percutaneous, per- means through
• Dextro- is a prefix which means right while Levo- means left
• Eso- means inward while End/o- means inside or in
• From the word Pericardium, peri- means around
• Peri- or Circum- means around
• Sinister/o- or Sym- or Syn- means together
• Tel/e- or Tel/o- means end while Sub- means under
• Infra- means below while Intra- means within
• From the word Inferior, infer- means below
• Intra- means within while Inter- means between
• Meta- means beyond/over/between
• Mes/o- means middle
• Ana- means up/apart/backward
• Hemi- means half/one side while Semi- means half/partial
• Prim/i- or Prot/o- means first while Mon/o- or Uni- means one/single
• Dis- means two/twice
• Dipl/o- means double
• Tri- or Ter- means three/third
• Tetra- means four
• Quadr/i- means four
• Penta- means five
• Quint- is a prefix pertaining to number five
• Hexa- or Sex- means six
• Hepta- means seven
• Octa- means eight
• Nona- is a prefix pertaining to number nine
• Deca- is a prefix pertaining to number ten
• Multi- means many
• Poly- means many/much
• Hyper- means over/excess/high while Hypo- means under/low/below
• From the word Oligosaccharides, olig/o- means few
• Pan- means all
• Super- or Supra- means above/beyond