Prefixes! Flashcards
Beginning of words.
without, not
a- or an- or non-
toward
af-
self
auto-
two, double
bi- or dipl-
with, together
co- or con-
against, resisting
contra- or anti-
down from, undoing
de-
across, through
dia- or trans- or per-
bad, disordered, difficult
dys-
displaced
ectop-
away from
ef-
in, into
em- or en-
within
endo-
upon
epi-
out of, out from
ex- or exo-
outside of
extra-
good
eu-
single
hapl-
blood
hem- or hemat-
half
hemi- or semi-
same, equal
hom(e)o- or iso-
below, beneath, under
infra- or hypo- or sub-
between
inter-
large, millionth
macro- or mega-
middle
mes-
small
micro-
thousandth
milli-
one, single
mono-
new
neo-
few, scanty
oligo-
straight, correct, normal
ortho-
by the side of, near
para-
around, surrounding
peri-, circum-
many
poly-
after, beyond
post- or meta-
before
pre- or ante-
first, promoting
pro-
four
quadr-
back again
re-
behind
retro-
over, above, excessive
super- or supra- or hyper-
three, triple
tri-