CHAPTER 5 PREFIXES Flashcards
hyper-
over, excessive, high
hypo-
under, below normal
tachy-
rapid, fast
brady-
slow
pre-
before
post-
after, behind
uni-
one
dipl-
two, double
null-
none
primi-
first
multi-
many
bi-
two
tri-
three
quadr(i)/quad-
four
tetra-
four
quint-
give
sexti-
six
septi-
seven
oct-
eight
nona-
nine
deca-
ten
semi-
half; partial
hemi-
half;one sided
ambi-
both
pan-
all, entire
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward
de-
down from, away
circum-
around, about
peri-
around
trans-
across, through, beyond
epi-
above, upon, on
supra-
above, over
retro-
behind
sub-
under, beneath
infra-
below, under
para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
contra-
against, opposite
ect(o)-
out, outside
end(o)-
within
extra-
outside, in addition
intra-
inside, within
ipsi-
same
a-
without, lack of
an-
without, lack of
ana-
up, back, again
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against, opposed to
auto-
self
di-
twice, double
dia-
through, completely
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
eu-
easy, good, normal
ex(o)-
outside, away from
in-
in, into, not, without
inter-
between
iso-
equal
macro-
large
mal-
bad or abnormal
mega-
large
meta-
after, change
micro-
small
mono-
one, single
neo-
new
noct-
night
olig(o)-
little, deficient
ortho-
straight or normal
per-
through
poly-
many
pro-
before, in front of
re-
back
super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
sym-
together, joined
syn-
together, joined