Prefixes Flashcards
a-
lack of
ab-
away from
ad-
toward, near
ambi-
both
an-
no, without, lack of, apart
ana-
up, apart, backward
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two, double
bin-
twice, two
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
cac-
bad
cata-
down
centi-
one hundred, one hundredth
circum-
around
contra-
against
de-
down, away from
deca-
ten
di-
two, double
di(s)-
two, apart
dia-
through, between, complete
dif/dis-
apart, free from, separate
dis-
apart
dys-
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
ec-
out
ecto-
out, outside, outer
end/endo-
within, inner
ep/epi-
upon, over, aboce
eu-
good, normal
ex/exo-
out, away from
extra-
outside, eyond
hemi-
half
hetero-
different
homeo-
similar, same, likeness, constant
hydro-
water
hyper-
above, beyond, excessive
hypo-
below, under, deficient
in-
into, in not
inter-
between
intra-
within, into
mal-
bad
mega-
large, great
meso-
middle
meta-
beyond, over, between, change
micro-
small
milli-
one thousandth
mono-
one
multi-
many, much
nulli-
none
oligo-
scanty, little
pan-
all
para-
beside, alongside, abnormal
per-
through
peri-
around
poly-
many, much, excessive
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
primi-
first
pro-
before, in front of
pseudo-
false
quadri-
four
retro-
backward
semi-
half
sub-
below, under, beneath
super/supra-
above, beyond
sym-
together, with
syn-
together, with
tachy-
rapid
tri-
three
uni-
one