Lesson 1- Prefixes Flashcards
Against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
Anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h)
Not, without, lacking, deficient
A- (an- before a vowel or h)
Two, twice, double
Di- (rarely dis-)
Difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
Dys-
Out of, away from
Ec- (ex-)
Outside of
Ecto- (ect- often before a vowel)
In, into, within
En- (em- before b, m, and p)
Within
Endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before a vowel)
Upon, over, above
Epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)
Outside, from the outside, toward the outside
Exo-
Half, partial; one side of the body
Hemi-
Over, above, excessive, beyond normal
Hyper-
Under, deficient, below normal
Hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h)
One, single
Mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)
Around, surrounding
Peri-
Together, with, joined
Syn- (Sym- before b, p, and m; the n is dropped before s)