Chapter 4 - Prefixes Flashcards
1
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a-, an-
A
No, not, without
2
Q
ab-
A
Away from, for example ab-normal
3
Q
Ad-
A
Toward. For example, ad-ductor = towards the body.
4
Q
ana-
A
Up, apart
5
Q
Ante-
A
Before, forward
6
Q
Anti-
A
Against
7
Q
Auto-
A
Self, own
8
Q
Bi-
A
Two
9
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
10
Q
Cata-
A
Down
11
Q
Con-
A
With, together
12
Q
Contra-
A
Against, opposite
13
Q
De-
A
Down, lack of
14
Q
Dia-
A
Through, complete
15
Q
Dys-
A
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
16
Q
Ec-, ecto
A
Out, outside
17
Q
Endo-
A
In, within
18
Q
Epi-
A
Upon, on, above
19
Q
Eu-
A
Good, normal. For example, eu-phoria - feeling of well being
20
Q
Ex-
A
Out, outside, away from
21
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
22
Q
Hyper-
A
Excessive, above
23
Q
Hypo-
A
Deficient, under
24
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In-
A
Not, Into, within
25
Infra-
Beneath, under
26
Inter-
Between
27
Intra-
In, within, into
28
Macro-
Large
29
Mal-
Bad
30
Meta-
Beyond, change
31
Micro-
Small
32
Neo-
New
33
Pan-
All
34
Para-
Abnormal, beside, near
35
Per-
Through
36
Peri-
Surrounding
37
Poly-
Many, much
38
Post-
After, behind
39
Pre-
Before, in front of
40
Pro- and pros-
Before, forward
41
Re-
Back, again
42
Retro-
Behind, backward
43
Sub-
Under
44
Supra-
Above, upper
45
Syn-, sym-
Together, with
46
Tachy-
Fast
47
Trans-
Across, through
48
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
49
Uni-
One
