Prefixes Flashcards
an-
Without, not
a-
Without, not
ab-
Away from
ad-
Toward, to, near
ambi-
Both
ante-
Before
pre-
Before
pro-
Before
anti-
Against, opposed to
contra-
Against, opposed to
auto-
Self
bi-
Two, or both
di-
Two, or both
bio-
Life
brady-
Slow
circum-
Around; circular movement
peri-
Around; circular movement
con-
With or together
sym-
With or together
syn-
With or together
de-
Not from, down
dia-
Across or through
trans-
Across or through
dis-
Apart, separate
dys-
Faulty, painful, difficult
e-
Out, away
ec-
Out, away
ex-
Out, away
ecto-
Outside
exo-
Outside
extra-
Outside
en-
Inside, within
endo-
Inside, within
intra-
Inside, within
epi-
Upon
eu-
Normal, good
hemi-
Half
semi-
Half, partial
hyper-
Above or excessive, extreme
hypo-
Deficient, below
infra-
Under, below
sub-
Under, below
inter-
Between
mal-
Bad
meso-
Middle
meta-
Eying, after, change
micro-
Small
mono-
One
uni-
One
neo-
New
pachy-
Thick
pan-
All
per-
Through
poly-
Many
multi-
Many
post-
After
quadri-
Four
tetra-
Four
re-
Again, or back
retro-
Backward, or behind
sub-
Below
super-
Above or excessive
supra-
Above, outside, or beyond
tachy-
Fast
tri-
Three
ultra-
Beyond, excessive