Chapter 3- Essential Prefexes and More Flashcards
Bi-, di-
Two
Mono-, uni-
One
Tri-
Three
Quad-, quadri-, tetra-
Four
Centi-
One hundred, one-hundredth
Milli-
One-thousandth
Diplo-
Double
Hemi-, semi-
Half, partly
Hyper-
Excessive, more than normal
Hypo-
Under, less than normal
Multi-, poly-
Many
Nulli-
None
Pan-
All
Primi-
First
Super-, ultra-
Excessive
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
Toward
Ante-, pre-
Before in time or in place
Circum-, peri-
Around
Contra-
Against or opposed
Dia-
Through
Ecto-, Exo-, ex-, extra-
Out, without, away from
En-, end-, endo-
Inside
Epi-
Above, on
Hypo-, infra-, sub-
Beneath, under
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within
Ipsi-
Same
Meso-, mid-
Middle
Para-
Near, beside, or abnormal
Per-
Through or by
Post-
after, behind
Retro-
Behind, backward
Super- supra-
Above, beyond
Sym-, syn-
Joined, together
Tran-
Across