Greek Prefixes Flashcards
A‐ (a‐)
AN‐ (an‐) before a vowel
Not, without
ex: achromatic
analgesic
AMPHI‐ (am‐fĭ)
AMPHO‐ (am‐fŏ)
Around about, both, both sides, in two ways
ex: amphibious
amphodiplopia
ANA‐ (an‐ă)
ANO‐ (an‐ō)
Upward, back, against, again
ex: anaphoria
anotropia
ANTI‐ (ant‐i)
Against, opposed to
Ex: anticoagulant
APO‐ (ap‐ŏ)
Away/apart from, derived from
ex: apoenzyme
DI‐ (dī)
Twice, double, two
ex: dicephalous
DIA‐ (dī‐ă)
Through, across
Ex: dialysis
DICHO-
In two, twofold
Ed: Dichotomy
DYS-
Difficult, painful, faulty
Ex: dystrophy
EC‐ (ek)
EK‐ (ek)
EX‐ (eks)
Out of, Outside
Ex:
ectopia
ekphorize
exophthalmus
ECTO-
On the outside
Ex: ectoderm
EN‐ (en)
EM‐ (em) before b, m, and p
In, within
Ex: encephalon
empyesis
ENDO‐ (en‐dō)
ENTO‐ (ĕn‐tō)
Within
Ex: endocardium
entoblast
EPI‐ (ep′ĭ‐)
EPH‐ (ĕf‐) before h
Upon, On
Ex: Epidermal
Ephermeral
ESO-
Inward, within
Ex: esotropia
EU-
Well, normal, good
Ex: eupnea
EXO-
outside of, outward
Ex: exogamy
HEMI-
Half, partly
Ex: hemiparalysis
HYPER-
above, beyond, excessive
ex: hypertonic
HYPO-
under, below, deficient
Ex: hypotonic
KATA‐ (kăt‐ă)
CATA‐ (kăt‐ă)
CAT‐ (kăt) before h
Down, downward, against, complete, (intensive)
Ex:
katathermometer
catatonic
cathode
META‐ (met‐ă)
MET‐ (met) before a vowel
After, beyond, change
Ex:
metastasis
metencephalon
OPISTHO‐ (ŏ‐pis‐thŏ)
Behind, backward
Ex: Opisthotonos
PALI‐ (păl‐ĭ)
PALIN‐ (păl‐ĭn)
Again, once more, backward
Ex: paligraphia
palinmnesia
PARA-
Alongside, beyond, opposite; abnormal
Ex: Paranoia
PERI-
around
Ex: periosteum
PRO-
Before, in front of, forward
Ex: proenzyme
PROS-
Toward, in addition, near
Ex: Prosthesis
PROSO-
Forward, before
Ex: Prosoplasia
SYN‐ (sin)
SYM‐ (sim) before b or p
Together, with
ex:
Syndactyly
symbiology
