Prefixes - Chapter 1 Flashcards
bi-, di-
Twice, double.
brachy-
Short.
hemi-
Half.
iso-
Equal, same.
mega-
Large.
micro-
Small, microscopic.
mono-
Single.
multi-
Many.
pan-, panto-
All, entire.
pluri-
Several, more.
quadra, quadri-
Four.
tri-
Three.
uni-
One, single.
ab-, abs-
Away from.
ad-
Toward to.
ana-
Against up, backward.
apo-
Derived, separated from.
cata-
Down.
circum-
Around.
di-, dif-, dir-, dis-
Not, separated.
dia-
Through.
ecto-
Outside or outward.
endo-
Within.
epi-
Over, above, upon.
ex-
Out of, away from.
exo-
External, on the outside, outward.
extra-
Without, on the outside.
infra-
Positioned beneath, below, under.
inter-
Between.
meso-
Middle, median.
para-
Near, adjacent, beside.
per-
Through, intensely.
peri-
Around, about, near.
retro-
Behind, backward.
Supra-
Above, over, excessive.
trans-
Across, through.
ante-
Before.
post-
After, following.
pre-
Before.
primi-
First.
pro-
Before, forward.
a-
Without.
ambi-
Both, around.
an-
Without, no, lack.
anti-
Against, opposing.
brady-
Slow.
co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
Together.
contra-
Against.
de-
Away from, cessation.
dys-
Abnormal, difficult, painful.
eu-
Well, good, normal.
hyper-
Above, normal, overly.
hypo-
Below normal.
mal-
Bad, inadequate.
re-
Again, backward.
semi-
Half.
syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
Together, union, joined.
tachy-
Fast.
ultra-
Beyond, excessive.
un-
Not.
auto-
Self.
meta-
Behind, after, beyond.
para-
Beside, abnormal, involving two parts.
poly-
Many or multi.
intra-
Within, in.