Prefixes Flashcards
a- , an-
without, lacking off, no
Ab-
away from, absent, negative
Ad-
going towards to or in the direction of
ante-
before
anti-
in the contrary of,
opposite or opposing,
against something
auto-
self, own, same
dia-
completely, passing through
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
eu-
good, normal, well, or easy
endo-
in within, absorbing in, inside
epi-
above, on top of, external (outside)
ex- , ex/o-
outer, outside, away from
hemo-
blood
hyper-
excessive, increased
hypo-
deficient, decreased
inter-
occurring in between, among
happening between two things
intra-
within, inside, into
as in happening within a single thing
micro-
small
mono-
one, single
multi-
many, much
neo-
new, strange
nulli-
none, missing, in absences of
per-
by or through, completely
denoting intensity
pre-
before (in time or space)
peri-
surrounding, going around, or about
post-
after, later, behind, subsequent
poly-
many, much
semi-
half, partial
sub-
under, beneath, below
super- , supra-
above, more than normal, excessive
trans-
across, through, beyond, changing thoroughly
tri-
three
