MedTerm - Ch 3 - Muscular - Prefixes

without, not

• a-. an-
• hemi-
• in-
• tri-

from, away from

• ab-
• hyper-
• par-, para-
• tachy-

toward

• ad-
• hypo-
• quadri-
• quadri-

two, both

• bi-
• in-
• tachy-
• par-, para-

slow

• brady-
• par-, para-
• tri-
• in-

around

• circum-
• quadri-
• a-. an-
• hypo-

back

• dorsi-
• tachy-
• ab-
• hyper-

painful, difficult

• dys-
• tri-
• ad-
• hemi-

out, away from

• e-, ex-
• a-. an-
• bi-
• bi-

half

• hemi-
• ab-
• brady-
• dys-