Prefixes Flashcards
a-
no, not, without
an-
no, not, without
aut-
self, own
auto-
self, own
dia-
complete, thorough
endo-
in;
within
epi-
above, upon
ex-
out, outside of, outward
exo-
out, outside of, outward
hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
in-
in, into, not
peri-
surrounding
pro-
before, forward
re-
back, backward, again
retro-
behind
sub-
below, under
trans-
across, through
ana-
up, apart, backward, again, anew
cata-
down
epi-
above, upon
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
inter-
between
meta-
change
a-
no, not, without
an-
no, not, without
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
ana-
up, apart, backward, again, anew
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against
auto-
self, own
bi-
two
brady-
slow
cata-
down
con-
with, together
contra-
against, opposite
de-
lack of, down, less, removal of
dia-
complete, through
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
ec-
out, outside
ecto-
out, outside
endo-
in, within
epi-
upon, on, above
eu-
good, normal, tru
ex-
out, away from
hemi-
half
hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
in-
in, into, not
infra-
beneath, under
inter-
between
intra-
within, into
macro-
large
mal-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
meta-
beyond, change
micro-
small
neo-
new
pan-
all
para-
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of
per-
through
peri-
surrounding
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
pro-
before, forward
pros-
before, forward
re-
back, again, backward
retro-
behind, back, backward
sub-
below, under
supra-
above, upper
syn-
together, with
sym-
together, with
tachy-
fast
trans-
across, through
ultra-
beyond, change
uni-
one
a-
no, not, without
an-
no, not, without
anti-
against
dia-
complete, through
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnomrla
en-
in, within
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
peri-
surrounding
poly-
many, much
retro-
back, behind, backward
bi-
two
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
endo-
in, within
in-
in, into, not
intra-
within, into
multi-
many
nulli-
no, not, none
oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid
pre-
before, in front of
primi-
first
pseudo-
false
retro-
behind, back, backward
uni-
one
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
hemi-
half
intra-
within, into
micro-
small
para-
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of
polio-
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
poly-
many, much
quadri-
four
sub-
below, under
brady-
slow
de-
lack of, down, less, removal of
peri-
surrounding
tachy-
fast
tetra-
four
tri-
three
em-
in
eu-
good, normal, true
ex-
out, away from
para-
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of
per-
through
re-
back, again, backward
tachy-
fast
anti-
against
macro-
large
mega-
large
mono-
one, single
pan-
all
ana-
up, apart, backward, again, anew
auto-
self, own
inter-
between
retro-
behind, back, backward
ab-
away from
ad-
towards
dia-
complete, through
dorsi-
back
exo-
out, away from
meta-
beyond, change
peri-
surrounding
sub-
below, under
supra-
above, upper
sym-
together, with
oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid
tetra-
four
tri-
three
ana-
up, apart, backward, again, anew
anti-
against
apo-
off, away
tele-
distant
cata-
down
