2. Prefixes Flashcards
hemi-
Half
bi-
Two, double
milli-
One thousandth
mono-
One, single
nulli-
None
primi-
First
quadri-
Four (4)
semi-
Half
tetra-
Four (4)
tri-
Three (3)
hyper-
Excessive
hyp-
Under
Below
Beneath
Less than normal
hypo-
Under
Below
Beneath
Less than normal
multi-
Many
poly-
Many
Much
ab-
From
Away from
ad-
Toward
Increase
ambi-
Both
Both sides
ante-
Before
In front
circum-
Around
de-
Down
From
dia-
Through
ecto-
Outside
endo-
Within
epi-
Upon
Over
ex-
Out
Away from
Outside
exo-
Outside
Outward
extra-
Outside
Beyond
hypo-
Under
Below
Beneath
Less than normal
in-
In
Within
Inside
Not
infra-
Beneath
Below
Under
inter-
Between
intra-
Within
juxta-
Near
Beside
meso-
Middle
para-
Near
Beside
Beyond
Two like partd
peri-
Around
pre-
Before
In front
pro-
In front
Before
re-
Back
Again
retro-
Backward
Behind
sub-
Under
Below
supra-
Above
Over
trans-
Across
Through
alb-
White
Albin/o
White
chloro
Green
cirrho
Yellow
Tawny
cyano
Blue
eosin
Red
Rosy
erythro
Red
glauco
Gray
Silver
jaundo
Yellow
luteo
Yellow
melano
Black
polio
Gray
Silver
purpur
Purple
rube-
Red
xantho
Yellow
a-
Without
Not
No
an-
Without
Not
No
ana-
Without
Not
anti-
Against
contra-
Against
dis-
Free of
To undo
im-
Not
in-
In
Inside
Within
Not
non-
Not
auto-
Self
brady-
Slow
con-
Together
With
dys-
Bad
Difficult
Painful
Disordered
eu-
Well
Easily
Good
Normal
hetero-
Different
homeo-
Likeness
Same
homo-
Same
hydro-
Water
idio-
Individual
meta-
Beyond
After
multi-
Many
pan-
All
per-
Through
poly-
Many
Much
Excessive
post-
After
Begind
pseudo-
False
sym-
Joined
Together
syn-
Joined
Together
tachy-
Rapid
ultra-
Beyond
Excess
uni-
One
per-
Across
Through
dextro-
Right
levo-
Left
kypho-
Bent
ankylo-
Bent
ventro-
Front
dorso-
Back
ortho-
Straight
xero-
Dry
diplo-
Double