Prefixes Flashcards
a-/an-
not/without (a- before consonants; an- before vowels)
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
a-
not/without (before consonants)
an-
not/without (before vowels)
ante-/pre-/pro-
before
ante-
before
pre-
before
pro-
before
anti-/contra-
aganist
anti-
aganist
contra-
aganist
bi-/di-
two
brady-
slow
de-
down from, removing
dia-
through, between, across
bi-
two
di-
two
dys-
difficult/abnormal
ecto-/ex-/exo-
outside/without/away from
ecto-
outside/without/away from
ex-
outside/without/away from
exo-
outside/without/away from
en-/endo-/em-/eso-
inside
en-
inside
endo-
inside
em-
inside
eso-
inside
epi-
above/on
eu-
good/normal
hemi-/semi-
half/partly
hemi-
half/partly
semi-
half/partly
hyper-
excessive, greater than normal
hypo-/sub-
beneath/below normal, under
in-
not
infra-
beneath
inter-
between
hypo-
beneath/below normal, under
sub-
beneath/below normal, under
intra-
within/inside of
macro-
large
mal-
bad
meso-
middle or moderate
micro-
small
multi-/poly-
many/excessive
mono-/uni-
one
nulli-
none
para-
near, beside, resembling, abnormal
per-
through, by, or complete
multi-
many/excessive
poly-
many/excessive
mono-
one
uni-
one
peri-
around/near
post-
after, behind
primi-
first
re-
back, again
retro-
behind, backward
super-
more than normal, excessive
supra-
above, over
sy(n)(m)-
together, union
tachy-
fast
trans-
across/through
uni-
one