Prefix Flashcards
Without, not, lack of
A-, an-
Away from
Ab-
To, toward, near
Ad-
Before, forward, in front of
Ante-
Against
Anti- or contra
Self
Auto-
Double, two, twice
Bi-
Slow
Brady-
Around
Circum- or peri
Down, from
De-
Across, through, apart
Dia-
Apart, free from
Dis-
Difficult, abnormal
Dys-
Outer, outside
Ecto-
In, Into, Within
En- or endo-
Over, on, upon
Epi-
Red
Eryth-
Normal, good, well, healthy
Eu-
Out, out of, from, away from
Ex-
Half
Hemi- or semi-
Excessive, too much, high
Hyper- or super- or supra-
Under, decreased, less than normal
Hypo-
Within
Infra- intra-
Between
Inter-
White
Leuk-
Large
Macro- or Meg-
Illness, disease
Mal-
Small
Micro-
One, (single)
(Mono-) or uni-
Mucous
Muco-
New
Neo-
Not
Non-
Small, scant
Olig-
Beside, beyond, after
Para-
By, through
Per-
Many, much
Poly-
After, behind
Post-
Before, in front of, (prior to)
(Pre-) or pro-
Again, backward
Re- or retro-
Blood
Sang-
Thin, watery fluid
Sero-
Under, beneath
Sub-
Fast, rapid
Tachy-
Across, over
Trans-
