1 - common prefixes Flashcards
a-
no/not/without/lack of/apart
an-
no/not/without/lack of/apart
ab-
away from
ad-
towards/near
anti-
opposing/against
auto-
self
bi-
double
brady-
slow
brachy-
short
circum-
around
con-
with/together
contra-
against
di-
twice/two
dia-
through/between/complete
dis-
apart
dys-
bad/abnormal/painful/difficult
ec-
out/outside/outer/away from
exo-
out/outside/outer/away from
ecto-
out/outside/outer/away from
endo
within/inner
epi-
above/over/upon
extra-
beyond/outside
hemi-
half
hyper-
above/beyond/excessive
hypo
below/under/deficient
infer-
beneath
inter-
between
intra-
within
macro-
large
mal-
bad
meso-
middle
meta-
change/beyond/over/between
micro-
small
mono-
one
multi-
many
neo-
new
odyno-
painful
oligo-
scanty/little
pan-
all
para-
beside/alongside/abnormal
peri-
around
poly-
many/much/excessive
post-
after/behind
pre-
before/in front of
presby-
old age
pro-
before/forward
pseudo-
false
quadri-
four
re-
back/backwards/again
retro-
backward/behind
sub-
under/beneath
supra-
above/beyond/superior
tachy-
rapid/fast
trans-
across/through
tri-
three
uni-
one