Greek Prefixes Flashcards
a- (an-)
not, without
atheist
amphi- (ampho-)
both, on both sides of, around
amphitheater
ana-
up, back, again
analysis
anti-
against, opposite
antidote
apo-
from, off, away
apostle
cata-
down, against, according to
category
dia- (di-)
through, across, between, apart
diameter
dys-
bad, disordered, difficult
dystrophy
es- (eis-)
inward, into
esoteric
ec- (ex-)
out, out of. outside
exodus
en- (em-) (el-)
in, into, inward
embryo
enanti-
en + anti
in/against = opposite
enantiopathy
end/o- (ent/o-)
within, inner
endocrine
ep/i-
upon, on, to, in addition to
epidermis
eu-
well, good, normal
eulogy
exo- (ecto-)
outside, external
exoskeleton
hyper-
over, excessive, more than normal
hypertension
hypo-
under, below normal, slightly
hypodermic
meta-
after, change, transfer
metamorphosis
para-
beside, resembling, disordered
parasite
peri-
around, near
perimeter
pro-
before, in front of, forward
prologue
pros-
towards, in addition to, fronting
prosthetic
syn- (sym-) (sy-) (sys-)
with, together
synonym
