Prefixes Flashcards
A-, an-
No; not; without
Brachy-
Short
Dia-
Through; complete
Dolicho-
Long
Endo-
In; within
Epi-
Above; upon; on
Ex-, exo-
Out; away from
Hyper-
Above; excessive
Hypo-
Deficient; below; under; less than normal
In-
In; into; not
Intra-
Within; into
Meso-
Middle
Pro-
Before; forward
Re-
Back; again; backward
Retro-
Behind; back; backward
Sub-
Under; below
Trans-
Across; through
ana-
Up
Cata-
Down
Inter-
Between
Meta-
Change
Neo-
New
Uni-
One
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
Towards
Amph-
Around; on both sides; doubly
Anti-
Against
De-
Lack of, down; less; removal of
Dys-
Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
Inter-
Between
Meta-
Change, beyond
Pan-
All
Peri-
Surrounding, around
Poly-
Many; much
Supra-
Above; upper
Sym-; syn-
Together; with
Mega-
Large
Ante-
Before; forward
Meta-
Change; beyond
Anti-
Against
Neo-
New
Para-
Near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
De-
Lack of; down; less; removal of
Peri-
Surrounding; around
Dys-
Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
Poly-
Many; much
Post-
After; behind
Pre-
Before; in front of
Pro-
Before; forward
Mal-
Bad
Tachy-
Fast
Dys-
Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
Para-
Near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
Di-
Twice
Poly-
Many; much