Medical Terminology chapter 2 Prefixes
a-
without, not
ab-
from, away from
ad-
toward, increase
alb-
albin-
albino-
leuk/o
white
ambi-
both, both sides
an-
without, not, no
ante-
before, infront
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two, double
bio-
life
brady-
slow
chlor/o
green
, circum-
around
cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o
yellow, tawny
yellow
yellow
con-
together, with
contra-
against
cyan/o
blue
de-
down
dia-
through
dis-
free of, to undo
dys-
bad, difficult, painful, disordered
ecto-
outside
endo-
within, inner
eosin/o
erythr/o
red, rosy
red
epi-
upon, over
a-
without, not
ab-
from, away from
ad-
toward, increase
alb-
albin-
albino-
leuk/o
white
ambi-
both, both sides
an-
without, not, no
ante-
before, infront
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two, double
bio-
life
brady-
slow
chlor/o
green
, circum-
around
cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o
yellow, tawny
yellow
yellow
con-
together, with
contra-
against
cyan/o
blue
de-
down
dia-
through
dis-
free of, to undo
dys-
bad, difficult, painful, disordered
ecto-
outside
endo-
within, inner
eosin/o
erythr/o
red, rosy
red
epi-
upon, over
