prefix Flashcards
a- (an-)
lacking
anti-
against
di-
two, double
dys-
difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
ecto- (ect-)
outside of
endo- (end-)
within
epi- (ep-)
upon, over, above
exo-
outside
hemi-
half, partial; (often) one side of the body
hyper-
Over, above, excessive, beyond normal
hypo-
deficient, under
mono-
one, single
peri-
around, surrounding
syn- (sym- before b, p, and m; the n is dropped before an s)
together with, joined
amphi-, ampho-
on both sides, around, both
ana-
up, back, against
cata-
downward, disordered
dia-
through , across, apart
eso-
within, inner, inward
eu-
good, normal, healthy
heter-, hetero-
different, other, relationship to one another
homo-, homeo-
same, likeness
meta- (met- before a vowel or h)
change, transformation, after, behind
para- ( often par- before a vowel)
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro-
before
pros-, prosth-
in place of