Ch. 5 Medical Prefixes

dia-

• around, partial

• through, complete

• between, intermediate

• over, excess

an-

• presence of

• absence of, without

• fullness of

• with

dys-

• painful

• normal

• easy

• smooth

a-

• presence of

• absence of, without

• with

• together

poly-

• a lot

• few

• many, much

• some