Module 3 Prefixes Flashcards
a-
[an-]
[ar-]
absence; lack [when used as a noun]
lacking; without [when used as an adjective]
a- becomes an- when the following letter is a vowel or “h”
a- becomes ar- when the following letter is “r”
ante-
before
pre-
before
pro-
before
anti-
against
de-
from; down from; away
dia-
through
dys-
Indicates a negative state; faulty, difficult, painful, malfunctioning, poor, poorly
ecto-
outside
en-
within; inner; interior
[no prefix that just means “in,” equivalent to “of,” a connector that doesn’t need to be accounted for]
endo-
within; inner; interior
ento-
within; inner; interior
intra-
within; inner; interior
epi-
on; upon; toward
eso-
into
eiso-
into
eu-
indicates a positive state; normal, healthy, proper, good [for a noun], well [for an adjective or verb]
ex-
out; out of; outside
exo-
out; out of; outside
hyper-
excessive; excess of; greater than normal [qualitative/quantitative, in a negative sense]
hypo-
below; under; inferior to [locative]
less than normal; deficiency of [qualitative/ quantitative]
infra-
below; under; inferior to [locative]
inter-
between
meta-
beyond; after (can also indicate a change of some sort, e.g metabolism)
neo-
new
non-*
not [See Mod. 8, non-]
para-
beside; beyond
peri-
around
circum-
around
post-
after; behind; posterior
super-
above; beyond; superior to [locative]
superior; greater than normal [qualitative/quantitative in a positive sense]
supra-
above; beyond; superior to [locative]
syn-
joined; fused; simultanous; in association; together; with
con-
joined; fused, simultaneous; in association; together; with
trans-
across; through
