Chapter 2: Prefixes Flashcards
bi-, di-
twice, double
brachy-
short
hemi-
half
iso-
equal, same
mega-
large
micro-
small, microscopic
mono-
single
multi-
many
pan-, panto-
all, entire
pluri-
several, more
poly-
many
quadra-, quadri-
four
tri-
three
uni-
one, single
ab-, abs-
away from
ad-
toward, to
ana-
against, up, backward
apo-
derived, separated from
cata-
down
circum-
around
di-, dif-, dir-, dis-
not, separated
dia-
through
ecto-
outside or outward
endo-
within
epi-
over, above, upon
ex-
out of, away from
exo-
external, on the outside, outword
extra-
without, on the outside
infra-
positioned beneath, below, under
inter-
between
intra-
within, in
meso-
middle, median
para-
near, adjacent, beside
per-
through, intensely
peri-
around, about, near
retro-
behind, backward
sub-
less than, under, inferior, below or beneath
supra-
above, over, excessivetr
trans-
across, through
ante-
before
post-
after, following
pre-
before
primi-
first
pro-
before, forward
a-
without
ambi-
both, around
an-
without, no, lack
anti-
against, opposing
brady-
slow
co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
together
de-
away from, cessation
contra-
against
dys-
abnormal, difficult, painful
eu-
well, good, normal
hyper-
above normal, overly
hypo-
below normal
mal-
bad, inadequate
re-
again, backward
semi-
half
syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
together, union, joined
tachy-
fast
ultra-
beyond, excessive
un-
not
auto-
self
meta-
behind, after, beyond
para-
beside, abnormal, involving two parts