Greek Prefixes Flashcards
Greek prefixes
a- an-
not, without
anemia
amphi-
both, on both sides
-amphibious
ana- an
up, back, again
- analysis, anode
anti-
against
-antipodal, antiphony
apo- ap-
from, off, away
-apostle, aphelion
cata- cat-
down
-catastrophe
dia- di-
through, across
- diameter
dys-
bad, disordered
- dysentery
ec,- ex-
out, out of
-ectopic, exodus
en- em- el-
in, into
- energy, emblem, ellipse
endo- ento- end- ent-
within
-endocrine, entophyte
epi- ep-
upon, to, in addition to
-epidemic, epode
eu- ev-
good, well
-Eugene, evangelical
exo- ecto-
outside, external
- exotic, ectoparasite
hyper-
over, excessive
- hyperactive
hypo- hyp-
below, less than normal
- hypocrite, hyphen
meta- met-
after, changed
- metaphor, method
palin-
backwards, again
-palindrome
para- par-
beside, alongside
-paranoid, paraplegic
peri-
around, near
-perimeter
pro-
before, in front of
- produce, protect
pros-
toward, in addition
- prosthetic
syn- sym- syl- sy-
with, together, same
- synonym, sympathy, syllable, system