GREEK PREFIXES Flashcards
a- (an- before vowels or h)
not, without — anarchy
amphi-
both, around————amphitheater
ana- (an- before vowels or h)
up, back, again——————–anatomy
anti- (ant- before vowels or h)
against, opposite——————antiseptic
apo- (ap- before vowels or h)
from, off————-apology
cata- (cat- before vowels or h)
down, against, very————catastrophe
dia- (di- before vowels or h)
through, across, between————-diameter
dys-
bad, disordered, difficult————- dysfunctional
ec- (ex- before vowels or h)
out, out of—————-eccentric
en- (em-, el-)
in, into————— energy
endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before vowels or h)
within———– endocrine
epi- (ep- before vowels or h)
upon, to, in addition to————–epidemic
eu- (ev- before vowels)
good, well————euphoric
exo-, ecto-
outside, external———exoskeleton
hyper-
over, excessive
hypo-
below, less than normal
meta- (met-)
after, changed
para- (par-)
beside, disordered——-paralysis
peri-
around, near——-periphreal
pro-
before, in front of———– prologue
pros-
toward, in addition to————— prosthetic
syn- (sym-, syl, sy, sys)
with, together———–synthesis