Prefixes

• What does the prefix "a-" or "an-" mean?

  Without, not
• What does the prefix "anti-" mean?

  Against, opposing
• What does the prefix "de-" indicate?

  Down, from
• What does the prefix "dis-" mean?

  Apart from, free from
• What does the prefix "bi-" mean?

  Two
• What does the prefix "tri-" mean?

  Three
• What does the prefix "quadri-" or "quad-" mean?

  Four
• What does the prefix "uni-" or "mono-" mean?

  One
• What does the prefix "multi-" or "poly-" mean?

  Many
• What does the prefix "oligo-" mean?

  Few, little
• What does the prefix "nulli-" mean?

  None
• What does the prefix "hemi-" or "semi-" mean?

  Half
• What does the prefix "pan-" mean?

  All
• What does the prefix "ab-" mean?

  Away from
• What does the prefix "ad-" mean?

  Toward, near
• What does the prefix "circum-" mean?

  Around
• What does the prefix "peri-" mean?

  Around
• What does the prefix "epi-" mean?

  Upon, over
• What do the prefixes "endo-", "en-", and "intra-" mean?

  Within, inside
• What does the prefix "inter-" mean?

  Between
• What does the prefix "sub-" mean?

  Under, below
• What do the prefixes "super-" and "supra-" mean?

  Above, beyond
• What does the prefix "trans-" mean?

  Across, through
• What does the prefix "retro-" mean?

  Behind, backward
• What does the prefix "infra-" mean?

  Below, beneath
• What does the prefix "para-" mean?

  Beside, near
• What does the prefix "meta-" mean?

  Beyond, change
• What are the prefixes indicating time or speed?

  • brady-: Slow (e.g., bradycardia)
  • tachy-: Fast (e.g., tachypnea)
  • pre-: Before (e.g., prenatal)
  • post-: After (e.g., postoperative)
  • neo-: New (e.g., neonate)
  • re-: Again, back (e.g., relapse)
• What does the prefix "brady-" mean?

  Slow
• What does the prefix "tachy-" mean?

  Fast