Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Uni-
A
One, single
2
Q
Mono-
A
One, single
3
Q
Bi-
A
Two, both
4
Q
Di-
A
Two, both
5
Q
Ambi-
A
Both
6
Q
Tri-
A
Three
7
Q
Quadri-
A
Four
8
Q
Tetra-
A
Four
9
Q
Poly-
A
Many
10
Q
Multi-
A
Many, several
11
Q
Mega-
A
Large, excessive
12
Q
Olig-
A
Few, scant
13
Q
Micro-
A
Very small
14
Q
Hemi-
A
Half (usually right/left halves)
15
Q
Semi-
A
Part of a whole
16
Q
a-
A
Without
17
Q
an-
A
Without
18
Q
Tachy-
A
Fast
19
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
20
Q
Hyper-
A
More excessive, increased / above
21
Q
Hypo-
A
Less, deficient/ below
22
Q
Infra-
A
Less than / under, below
23
Q
Sub-
A
Less than / under, below
24
Q
Meta-
A
Change / behind
25
Super-
Excessive, more / above
26
Supra-
Excessive, outside / beyond
27
Ultra-
Excessive/ beyond
28
Per-
Through
29
Post-
After
30
Pre-
Before
31
Re-
Again, back
32
Retro-
Backward or behind
33
Ad-
Toward, to, near
34
Ab-
Away from
35
Anti-
Against, opposed to
36
Contra-
Against, opposes to
37
Circum-
Around, circular motion
38
Peri-
Around, circular motion
39
De-
Not, from, down
40
Dia-
Across or through
41
Trans-
Across or through
42
Dis-
Separate, apart
43
Epi-
Upon, above
44
Para-
Along, beside
45
Ex-
Out, outside, away
46
Exo-
Out, outside, away
47
Extra-
Out, outside, away
48
En-
Inside or in
49
Endo-
Inside or in
50
In-
Inside or in
51
Intra-
Inside or in
52
Ante-
Before
53
Pro-
Before
54
Con-
With
55
Syn-
With
56
Sym-
With
57
Auto-
Self
58
Bio-
Life
59
Dys-
Faulty, painful, difficult
60
Eu-
Normal
61
Inter-
Between
62
Mal-
Bad, abnormal
63
Neo-
New
