Prefixes Flashcards
a-
absent, without, away from
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward
ambi-
both
a-; an-
without
anti-
against
ante-
before
auto-
self
bi-
two
bio-
life
carcin-(o)
cancer
circum-
around
co-
with, together
contra-
against, counter to
de-
down, from
di-
two
dis-
apart, away from
dors-
back
dys-
abnormal, impaired
e-
out, from
ect-
outside, without
end-(o)
inside, within
epi-
upon, over, in addition
ex-
out of
extra-
beyond, outside of, in addition
flex-
bent
front-
front, forehead
hemi-
half
hetero-
the other
hom-
common, same
hydro-
denoting water
hyper-
above, extreme
hypo-
under, below
in-
within, into, not, negative
infra-
beneath
inter-
between
intra-
inside
leuk-(o)
white
macr-(o)
large, long
mal-
abnormal, bad
medi-
middle, midline
mega-
large, extreme
micr-(o)
small
mon-(o)
one, single
multi-
many, multiple
narc-
stupor, numbness
ne-(o)
new
necr-(o)
dead
nutri-
nourish
para-
next to, resembling, beside
path-
pertaining to disease
per-
through
peri-
around
poly-
many, much
post-
after, later in time
pre-; pro-
before in time
pseud-(o)
false
quad-
four
re-
back, again
retro-
backward
semi-
half
sub-
under, below
super-
above, in addition
supra-
over, above, upper
syn-
together, along with
tri-
three
trans-
across
uni-
single, one