Prefixes Flashcards
a-
not
an-
not
anti-
against
contra-
against
de-
down, away from
ante-
before
pre-
before
pro-
before, on behalf of
Example: pro-choice
brady-
slow
tachy-
fast
post-
after
re-
again
ab-
away
ad-
toward
circum-
around
peri-
around
dia-
through
think diameter
trans-
through
think transition which is something you go through
e-
out
ec-
out
ex-
out
think exhale, or exit
exto-
outside
exo-
outside
think exoskeleton
extra-
outside
think extraterrestrial
en-
in, inside
endo-
in, inside
intra-
in, inside
epi-
upon
maybe think EpiPen, you use one UPON a person experiencing an allergic reaction
sub-
beneath
think submissive? or submarine?
inter-
between
maybe think intergalactic? like, between galaxies?
bi-
two
think bicycle, which is a bike with TWO wheels
hemi-
half
think hemisphere, divides the world in half, northern and southern hemisphere
semi-
half
think semi sweet? half or partially sweet?
hyper-
over
hyperactive people are overly active
hypo-
under
macro-
large
opposite of micro, think large like a Mack truck?
micro-
small
mono-
one
uni-
one
think unicycle, one wheel. or unicorn, one horn
oligo-
few
pan-
all
poly-
many
think polygamy where someone is married to many people?
multi-
many
con-
with, together
think congregation, they gather together
syn-
with, together
sym-
with, together
think symbols in a band or orchestra, come together
dys-
bad
think dysentery, or dysfunctional
eu-
good
think euphoria