Flashcards: Prefixes

a-

without, absence of

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ambi-

both

an-

without, absence of

ana-

up, toward

ante-

before

anti-

against, opposite of

bi-

two

brady-

slow

circum-

around

con-

with, together, jointly

contra-

counter, against

di-

double

dia-

through

dipl-

double

dis-

apart, away

dys-

bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

ec-

outside, out

ecto-

outside, out

en-

within, upon, on, over

endo-

within

ep-

upon, over, above, on top

epi-

upon, over, above, on top

eso-

inward

eu-

normal, good

ex-

outside, away from

exo-

outside, away from

extra-

outside

hemi-

half

heter-

different

hetero-

different

hyper-

excessive, abnormally high, above

hypo-

deficient, abnormally low, below

infer-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-

large, great

megalo-

large, great

meta-

after, change

micro-

small

mono-

one

multi-

many, more than once, numerous

neo-

new

nulli-

none

pan-

all

par-

alongside, abnormal

para-

alongside, abnormal

peri-

around

poly-

excessive, over, many

post-

to follow after

pre-

to come before

primi-

first

pro-

before

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four

re-

back

semi-

half, partial

sub-

under, beneath, below

super-

above

supra-

above

sym-

together, joined

syn-

together, joined

tachy-

rapid, fast

tetra-

four

trans-

through, across, beyond

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond normal

uni-

one