Prefixes Flashcards
a, an
not, without, lacking, deficient
anti, ant
against, opposite to, preventing, relieving
dys
bad, difficult, painful, defective, normal
hyper
over, above, excessive, beyond normal
hypo, hyp
less than, below, under normal, deficient
amphi, (ampho)
both, on both sides, around
ana
up, back, again
apo (ap)
away from, separation from
cata (cat)
down, under, lower, downward, disordered
dis (di)
double, twice, 2
ec (e, ex)
away from, out of, from
ecto (ect)
outside of, outer
en (em)
into, in, within
endo (ento, end, ent)
within, inner
epi (ep)
upon, on, over
eso
within, inner, inward
eu
good, normal, healthy, well
exo
outside, from outside, toward outside
hemi
partial, half, one side of body
heter, hetero
different, other
homo, homeo
same
meta (met)
change, after, beyond
peri
around, surroundings
pro
before
pros, prosth
in place of
syn (sym; n dropped before l/s)
together, with, joint
a, ab
away from
ad, ac, af, al
to, towards, near
ambi
both, double
ante
before, in front
bi, bin, bis
two, double, both
circum
around
co, col, com, con, cor
together, with, very, thoroughly
contra
against, opposite
de
away from, down, absent
dis, dif, di
apart, away
ex, e, ef
out of, away from
extra
(on the) outside, beyond, outward
in, il, im, ir
not, in, into, very, thoroughly
infra
below, beneath
inter
between
intra
inside, within
intro
into, inward
non
not
post
after, behind
sub, suf, sup
under
super, supra
above, excess
trans
across, through
