Ch. 10 Medical Prefixes

hyper-

• below, insufficient

• above, excessive

• normal, moderate

• under, minimal

epi-

• under

• on, upon, over

• beside

• between

a-

• presence of

• absence of, without

• with

• together

hypo-

• above, excessive

• below, deficient

• normal, adequate

• high, surplus

inter-

• within

• among

• between

• beside

poly-

• few, little

• many, much

• some, several

• none, zero

peri-

• surrounding, around

• inside

• beneath

• above

pan-

• all, total

• some, partial

• none, zero

• few, limited

endo-

• outside, out

• within, in

• above, over

• before, pre