Vet Med-Prefixes and Suffixes 1

Meaning of A, An

• without, lack of, not

• against, opposing

• difficulty

• bad, poor

Meaning of Anti

• down, from

• without, lack of, not

• against, opposing

• abnormally slow

Meaning of Brady-

• down, from

• abnormally slow

• difficulty

• against, opposing

Meaning of De-

• down, from

• difficulty

• without, lack of, not

• insufficient, abnormally low

Meaning of Dys-

• against, opposing

• bad, poor

• down, from

• difficulty

Meaning of Hyper-

• insufficient, abnormally low

• excessive, abnormally high

• abnormally slow

• many, much, multiple

Meaning of Hypo-

• many, much, multiple

• bad, poor

• insufficient, abnormally low

• abnormally slow

Meaning of Mal-

• bad, poor

• difficulty

• without, lack of, not

• down, from

Meaning of Poly-

• abnormally fast

• excessive, abnormally high

• many, much, multiple

• study of

Meaning of Tachy-

• deficiency of

• abnormally slow

• to surgically remove

• abnormally fast