Greek & Latin Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
anti-
A
against, opposite
antichrist, antibiotic
2
Q
circum-
A
around
circumnavigate
3
Q
contra-
A
against, opposite
contraband
4
Q
dors-
A
back
dorsal
5
Q
ect(o)-
A
outside
6
Q
end(o)-
A
inside, within
endodermal layer
7
Q
- ex(o)-
2. ex-
A
- outside, off
2. away from
8
Q
epi-
A
over, on
9
Q
extra-
A
outside of, in addition to
10
Q
fore-
A
before; in front of
11
Q
hyper-
A
above, excessive
12
Q
hypo-
A
below, under
13
Q
infra-
A
below, under
14
Q
inter-
A
between
15
Q
intr(a)-
A
within
16
Q
iso-
A
equal
17
Q
juxta-
A
near
18
Q
medi-
A
middle
19
Q
meso-
A
middle
20
Q
met(a)-
A
change, beyond, between
21
Q
para-
A
beside
22
Q
peri-
A
around
23
Q
pre-
A
before (time and place)
24
Q
pro-
A
before; in front of
25
sub-
beneath, below
26
super-
excessive, above
27
supra-
above, over
28
tel(e)/(o)-
1. distant/far
| 2. relating to the end
29
trans-
across, over, through
30
ultra-
excessive, extreme, beyond
31
a- / an-
without, absent, away from
32
aniso-
unequal
33
aut(o)-
self
34
brachy-
short
35
brady-
slow
36
brev(i)-
short
37
co- / con- / com-
with, together
38
cry-
cold
39
dys-
bad, difficult
40
eu-
good, well, easily
41
eury-
wide, broad
42
heter(o)-
other
43
1. hom(e)o-
| 2. homo-
1. same, like
| 2. man
44
idio-
distinct, peculiar to the individual
45
macr(o)- / mega- / megalo-
large
46
mal-
bad
47
micr(o)-
small
48
neo-
new
49
olig(o)-
few, little, small
50
pachy-
thick
51
pale(o)-
ancient
52
pan-
all
53
platy-
wide, broad
54
poly-
many, much
55
pseud(o)-
false
56
scler(o)-
hard
57
tachy-
fast
58
xer(o)-
dry
59
ab-
away from
60
ad-
to, toward
61
ana-
up, upon
62
cata-
down
63
de-
away, not, remove
64
dext(ro)-
right
65
dia-
across, through, completely
66
dis-
remove, apart
67
e-
out
68
in- / im- / ir-
1. in, inside
| 2. not
69
per-
through
70
re-
back, again
71
retr(o)-
back, behind
72
sinist(r)-
left
73
sym- / syn-
together
74
ante-
before
75
post-
after
76
proto-
first
