COMMON PREFIXES Flashcards
a-, an-, ar-
ab-
ас-
acous-
ad-
af-
alb-
allo-
ambi-
ana-
aniso-
ante-
anti-, contra-
аро-
atel-
auto-
no, not, without
away from
pertaining to
hearing
toward
to, toward
white
different or an addition
both
up
unequal
before
against
separated or derived from
imperfect, incomplete
self
bi
bio
blasto
brachy
brad
two
life
growth
short
slow
cata-
centi-
chromo-
circum-, peri-
co-, com-, con-
contra-
cor-
cyan-
down
hundred
color
around
together, with
opposite
with, together
blue
de-
di-
dia-
dif-
diplo-
dis-
dys-
down, from
two, apart, separation
through, complete
apart, separation
double
apart, away from
difficult, painful
ес-
ecto-, exo-edem-endo-, intra-
epi-
erythr-
eu-
ex-
exo-
extra-
out, away
outside
swelling
inside, within
on, over
red
normal, good
out, away from
without, outside of
outside of, in addition to, beyond
fasci
fore
band
before, in front of
haplo-
hemi-
hetero-
homo-
homeo-
hydro-
hyper-
hypo-
single, simple
half
different
same
unchanged
water
increased
decreased
idio-
infra-, sub-
inter-
intra-
iso-
distinct, peculiar to an individual
below
between
within
equal
macro-
mal-
medi-
mega-
meta-
micro-
milli-
mono-, uni-
multi-, poly-
large
bad, ill
middle
great
beyond
small
one thousandth
one
many
narco-
neo-
non-
sleep
new
not
pachy-
pan-
para-
per-
peri-
poly-post-, retro-
pre-, ante-
primi-
pro-
pseudo-
thick
all
beside, abnormal
through
around
many
after
before, in front
first
before, in front of
false
quadri-, quadro-
four
re
retro
again, backward
behind, backward
semi-
steno-
sub-
supra-, super-
sym-
syn-
half
narrow
below
above
together
together
tachy-
tox-
trans-
tri-
ultra-
fast
poison
across
three
excessive, extreme
