Prefixes Flashcards by Sara Borek

Alba-

White

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Chloro-

Green

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Chromo-

Color

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Cirrh-

Yellow

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Cyan-

Blue

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Erythro-

Red

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Leuko-

White

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Melano-

Black

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Rube-

Red

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Xantho-

Yellow

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Ambi-

Both

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Amphi-

On both sides

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Bi-

Two

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Demi-

One half

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Di-, dis-

Twice, double

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Diplo-

Double

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Hemi-

One half

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Mono-

One

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Multi-

Many

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Nulli-

None

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Pan-

All

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Plur-

Many, more

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Poly-

Many

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Quadr-

Four

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Semi-

One half

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Tetra-

Four

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Tri-

Three

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Uni-

One

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Aniso-

Unequal

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Brachy-

Short

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Brady-

Slow

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Macro-

Large

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Micro-

Small

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Oligo-

Small, scanty

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Per-

Through

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Ab-

Away from

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Ad-

To, toward

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De-

Away, not, down

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Dextro-

Right

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Dia-

Apart

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Dis-

Seperation

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E-

Out

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Endo-

Within, inner

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Epi-

Above

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Ex-

Away from, out

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Hyper-

Above, excessive

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Hypo-

Below

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In-

Within

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Intra-

Within

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Inter-

Between

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Ir-

Against, Into

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Peri-

Around

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Pro-

Forward

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Re-

Back, again

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Retro-

Behind

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Sinistro-

Left

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Supra-

Above

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A-, an-

Without

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Ambly-

Dull

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Andro-

Male

Angi-

Vessel, duct

Ankyl-

Crooked, bent

Auto-

Self

Bacter-

Bacteria

Bio-

Life

Co-, com-

With, together

Con-

With, together

Contra-

Against

Cry-

Cold

Dys-

Difficult

Eu-

Good

Glyco-, gluco-

Sugar, sweet

Gyn-, gyneco-

Female

Hetero-

Other, different

Homeo-

Unchanged

Homo-

Same

Hydro-

Water

Idio-

Peculiar, distinct

Iso-

Same

Mal-

Bad

Neo-

New. Strange

Non-

Not

Normo-

Normal

Ortho-

Straight

Oxy-

Sharp. Acute

Pachy-

Thick

Path-

Disease

Phage-

Eat, consume

Poikilo-

Varied

Pseudo-

False

Sclero-

Hard

Steno-

Narrow

Tachy-

Fast

Therap-

Treatment

Thermo-

Heat

Toxic-

Poison

Xero-

Dry

Ana-

Up, back again

Ante-

Before

Gen-

Beginning, origin

Meta-

Beyond, between

Noct-

Night

Post-

After

Pre-

Before

Prim-

First

Pro-

First

Sym-, syn-

Together

Ter-

Third

Ante-

Before

Cata-, kata-

Down, through

Gen-

Beginning, origin

Meta-

Beyond, over, between, change, next to

Noct-, nyct-

Night

Post-

Before

Pre-

Before

Prim-

First

Prot-

First

Sym-

With, union

Acro-

Extremity, tip

Anti-

Against

Circum-

On all sides, around

Contra-

Against, opposite

Dorso-

Back

Ecto-

Outside

Epi-

On, over, upon

Eso-

Within

Extra-

Outside of

Fore-

Before, in front

Hyper-

Above, excess

Hypo-

Below

Infra-

Below

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within

Juxta-

Near

Medi-

Middle

Meso-

Middle

Ob-

Against

Para-

Beside, beyond

Peri-

Around

Pro-

For, befor

Pyelo-

Pelvis or kidney

Schisto-, schizo-

Split, divide

Sub-

Beneath

Super-

Excessive

Supra-

Above, over

Tele-

Distant, far

Trans-

Across, through

Ultra-

Excessive, extreme