Without, lack of

Example: apnea (without breath)

away from

Example: abnormal, abductor

to, toward

Example: Adductor, afferent, adhesion

up, back again

Example: anabolic

against

Example: antisepsis

away from

Example: apochromatic (abnormal color)

to do with self

Example: autolysis, autopsy

relating to two

Example: bifurcation (seperating into two branches)

short

Example: brachycephalia (short head)

slow

Example: bradycardia, bradypnea (slow breathing)

around

Example: circumflex (winding about)

with

Example:congenital (born with)

against, opposite

Example: contraception, contralateral

hidden, concealed

Example: cryptorchid (undescended testicle)

cold

Example: cryotherapy

away from

Example: dehydrate

right

Example: dextrocardia (pertaining to right side of heart)

twice, double

Example: diplopia (double vision)

through, apart, across

Example: diaphragm, diapedesis

Bad, difficult

Example: dyspnea(breathing), dysphagia(eating)

out, away from

Example: eviscerate (remove viscera), efferent

out, outside

Example: eccentric, ectopic (out of place)

in

Example: encephalopathy (any brain disease)

within

Example: endometrium (inner lining of uterus), endoscope

upon

Example: epigastric (upon or over the stomach)

well, good, normal

Example: Euphoria, euthyroid, eupea

heavy

Example: gravida (pregnant woman)

single, simple

Example: haplodermatitis (simple inflammation of the skin)

half

Example: hemiplegia (paralysis on one side)

other, different

Example: heterogenous

same

Example: homogenous

wet, water

Example: hydronephrosis (urine collecting in renal pelvis)

over, excessive

Example: hyperplasia (excessive formation)

under, deficient

Example: hypotension (low blood pressure)

peculiar to

Example: idiopathic (disease of unknown cause)

in, into

Example: infiltration

Im-, In-

not

Example: immature

below

Example: infraorbital (below eye socket)

between

Example: intercostal (between ribs)

Intra-

within

Example: intraocular (within the eye)

same, equal

Example: isometric, isotonic

white

Example: leukocyte

left

Example: levocardia (left side of heart)

bad

Example: malignant, malformation

mega-

large, great

Example: megacolon (large colon)

Meso-

middle

Example: mesoderm

small

Example: microglossia (small tongue)

Mono-

one, single

Example: monochromatic

many, much

Example: multiparous (many births)

having to do with death

Example: necrosis, necropsy

New

Example: neoplasm (new formation)

few, little

Example: oligouria (formation of little urine)

behind, backward

Example: opisthotic (behind the ears)

straight, normal

Example: Orthopnea (able to breathe only in upright position)

beside, by side

Example: paraplegia (paralysis of both sides)

through

Example: percutaneous

around

Example: periosteum (membrane around the bone)

varied

Example: poikiloderma (mottled skin), poikilothermic

many, much

Example: polymyalgia (pain in many muscles)

after, behind

Example: postnatal (after birth)

before, in front of

Example: prenatal

before, in front of

Example: prognosis (foreknowledge)

false

Example: pseudostratified

back, again

Example: regurgitation

backward, located

Example: retroperitoneal (behind the behind peritoneum)

hard

Example: sclerosis (hardening), arteriosclerosis

half

Example: semilunar (half moon)

under

Example: sublingual

above, upper

Example: supernatant

above, upper

Example: suprarenal

narrow

Example: stenosis (narrowing or constriction)

together, with

Example: synapse, symphysis

fast, swift

Example: tachycardia

across, through

Example: transection (cut across)

three

Example: tricuspid (heart valve)

dry

Example: xerodermia (dry skin)