Prefixes Flashcards
a
Not, without
ab
Away from
ac
To, add
ad
To, when not preceding “c,f,p,g,s,t”
allo
Different
ambi
Both
ambo
Both
amphi
Both
an
Not, without
ana
Excessive
ante
Forward
antero
In front of
anti
Against
apo
Separation
as
To, when preceding “s”
atre
Closed
auto
Self
bacill
Rod-like
bas
Base
bathy
Deep
bi
Two
bili
Bile
bis
Twice
blenn
Mucus
brady
Slow
brevi
Short
cac
Abnormal
cata
Against
cav
Hollow
cen
Common
centr
Center
cheil
Lip
chir/ cheir
Hand
chlor
Green
choan
Funnel
cili
Eyelids
circu
Around
cis
Same side
clus
Shut
co
With, together
coel
Hollow
coll
Glue
com
With, together
con
With, together
contra
Against
corpor
Body
cox
Hip
cune
Wedge
de
Down
deuter
Second
di
Two
dia
Through
dif
Apart, not
digit
Finger, toe
dis
Apart, not
dolich
Long
dys
Bad, improper, difficult
e
Out from
ec
Out of
ecto
Outside
ede
Swelling
ef
Out of
electro
Amber, electrical
em
In, on
en
In, on
endo
Inside
ent
Inside
epi
After