Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
No, not, without
What is a prefix?
The beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning.
aut-, auto
Self, auto
dia-
Complete, through
End-, endo-
Within
Epi-
Above, upon
Ex-, exo-
Out, outside of, outward
Re-
Back, backward, again
Retro-
Behind
Sub-
Below, under
Trans-
Across, through
Ana-
Up
Cata-
Down
Hypo-
Below
Inter-
Between
Meta-
Change
Ab-
Away
Ad-
Toward
Ante-
Before, forward
Supra-
Above, upper
Pros-
Before, forward
Tachy-
Fast
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
Uni-
One
Mal-
Bad
Micro-
Small
Neo-
New
Pan-
All
Para-
Abnormal, beside, near
Per-
Through
Peri-
Surrounding
Poly-
Much, many
Eu-
Good, normal
Hemi-
Half
Hyper-
Excessive, above
In-
Not, into, within
Infra-
Beneath, under
Macro-
Large
Anti-
Against
Bi-
Two
Brady-
Slow
Con-
With together
Contra-
Against, opposit
De-
Down, lack of
Dia-
Through, complete
Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Ec-, Ecto-
Out, outside