Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
no, not, without, lack of, apart
ad-
toward, near
ana-
up, apart, backward
ante-
before, forward
anti-, contra-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two, double
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
cata-
down
cac-, mal-
bad
circum-, peri-
around
de-
down, away from
di-
two, double
dia-
through, between, complete
dif-, dis-
apart, free from, separate
dys-
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
ec-, ecto-
out, outside, outer
end-, endo-
within, inner
ep-, epi-
upon, over, above
eu-
good, normal
ex-, exo-
out, away from
extra-
outside, beyond
hetero-
different
homeo-
similar, same, likeness, constant
hydro-
water
hyper-
above, beyond, excessive
hypo-
below, under deficient
in-
in, into, not
inter-
between
intra-
within, into
mega-
large, great
meso-
middle
micro-
small
oligo-
scanty, little
pan-
all
para-
beside, alongside, abnormal
poly-
many, much, excessive
post-
after, behind
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
pseudo-
false
retro-
backward
sub-
below, under, beneath
sym-, syn-
together, with
super-
upper, above
supra-
above, beyond, superior