Chapter 3: Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
prim/i-
A
first
2
Q
mon/o-
A
one
3
Q
uni-
A
one
4
Q
hemi-
A
half; one side
5
Q
semi-
A
half; partial
6
Q
bi-
A
two, twice
7
Q
di-
A
two, twice
8
Q
dipl/o
A
double
9
Q
tri-
A
three
10
Q
quadr/i-
A
four
11
Q
tetra-
A
four
12
Q
multi-
A
many
13
Q
poly-
A
many, much
14
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
15
Q
erythr/o-
A
red
16
Q
leuk/o-
A
white, colourless
17
Q
melan/o-
A
black, dark
18
Q
xanth/o
A
yellow
19
Q
a- | an-
A
not, without, lack of, absence
20
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anti-
A
against
21
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contra-
A
against, opposite
22
Q
de-
A
down, without, removal, loss
23
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dis-
A
absence, removal, separation
24
Q
in- | im-
A
not
25
non-
not
26
un-
not
27
ab-
away from
28
ad-
toward; near
29
dia-
through
30
per-
through
31
trans-
through
32
hyper-
over, excess, abnormally high, increased
33
hypo-
under, below, abnormally low, decreased
34
olig/o-
few, scanty
35
super-
above, excess
36
equi-
equal, same
37
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
38
hetero-
other, different, unequal
39
homo- | homeo-
same, unchanging
40
iso-
equal, same
41
macro-
large, abnormally large
42
mega- | megalo-
large, abnormally large
43
micro-
small
44
neo-
new
45
normo-
normal
46
ortho-
straight, correct, uprght
47
poikilo-
varied, irregular
48
pseudo-
false
49
re-
again, back
50
ante-
before
51
pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
before, in front of
53
post-
after, behind
54
dextr/o-
right
55
sinistr/o-
left
56
ec-; ecto-
out; outside
57
ex/o-
away from; outside
58
end/o-
in; within
59
mes/o
middle
60
syn-; sym-
| used before b, m, p
together
61
tel/e-; tel/o-
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