Chapter 3: Prefixes Flashcards
mon/o-
one
uni-
one
hemi-
half, one side
semi-
half, parietal
bi-
two, twice
di-
two, twice
dipl/o-
double
tri-
three
quadr/i-
four
tetra-
four
multi-
many
poly-
many, much
prim/i-
first
cyan/o-
blue
erythr/o-
red
leuk/o-
white, colorless
melan/o-
black, dark
xanth/o-
yellow
a-, an-
not, without, lack off, absence
anti-
against
contra-
against, opposite, opposed
de-
down, without, removal, loss
dis-
absence, removal, separation
in-, im-
not
non-
not
un-
not
ab-
away from
ad-
toward, near
dia-, per-, trans-
through
hyper-
over, excess, abnormally high, increased
hypo-
under, below, abnormally low, decreased
olig/o-
few, scanty
pan-
all
super-
above, excess
equi-
equal, same
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
hetero-
other, different, unequal
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
iso-
equal, same
macro-
large, abnormally large
mega-, megalo
large, abnormally large
micro-
small
neo-
new
normo-
normal
ortho-
straight, correct, upright
poikilo-
varied, irregular
pseudo-
false
re-
again, back
ante-, pre-, pro-
before, in front of
post-
after, behind
dextr/o-
right
sinistr/o-
left
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
ex/o-
away from, outside
end/o-
in, within
mes/o-
middle
syn-, sym-
together
tel/e-, tel/o-
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