Prefixes Flashcards
1
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a-
[an-]
[ar-]
A
absence; lack (for a noun)
lacking; without (for an adjective)
becomes an following the letter h or ar- following letter r
2
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ante-
A
before
3
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pre-
A
before
4
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pro-
A
before
5
Q
anti-
A
against
6
Q
de-
A
from; down from ; away
7
Q
dia-
A
through
8
Q
dys-
A
indicates a negative depending on the context (faulty; difficult; painful)
9
Q
ecto-
A
outside
10
Q
en-
A
within; inner
11
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endo-
A
within; inner
12
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ento-
A
within; inner
13
Q
intra-
A
within; inner
14
Q
epi-
A
on; upon; toward
15
Q
eso-
A
into
16
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eiso-
A
into
17
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eu-
A
indicates a positive depending on context (healthy, normal, properly)
18
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ex-
A
out; out of; outside
19
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exo-
A
out; out of; outside
20
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hyper-
A
above; excessive; greater than normal
21
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hypo-
A
below; under [locative]; less than normal; deficiency
22
Q
sub-
A
below; under [locative]; less than normal; deficiency
23
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infra-
A
under; below
24
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inter-
A
between
25
meta-
beyond; after; change
26
neo-
new
27
non-
not
28
para-
beside; beyond
29
peri-
around
30
circum-
around
31
post-
after; behind; posterior
32
super-
above; beyond; superior
33
supra-
above; beyond; superior
34
syn-
joined, fused; simultaneous; in association
35
con-
joined, fused; simultaneous; in association
36
trans-
through; across
