Unit 9 Prefixes

Prefix Meaning
a– not
anti– against (an action)
brady– slow
dys– bad
em– in
endo– inside
eu– good; well-
ex– out, off, from, beyond
hyper– too much
hypo– too little
in– in, into
inter– between, among
ortho– straight; at right angles; true
pan– all; everything or everyone
poly– many; too much
re– again
tachy– fast

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