Veterinary Prefixes

not, without

• A-, An-

• De-

• tachy-

• Hemi-

against

• Dys-

• Hemi-

• Neo-

• Anti-

abnormally slow

• Post-

• Dys-

• Con-

• Brady-

down, from, down from

• Post-

• Poly-

• tachy-

• De-

bad, painful, difficult

• Ep-, Epi-

• Dys-

• Amphi-

• Brady-

excessive, high, over, increased, more than normal

• Hyper-

• Contra-

• Hypo-

• Con-

under, below, low

• A-, An-

• tachy-

• Hemi-

• Hypo-

bad

• Mal-

• Anti-

• Iso-

• Peri-

many, much, multiple

• Hypo-

• Fore-

• Uni-

• Poly-

fast, rapid

• Brady-

• Peri-

• tachy-

• Aut-