Unit 1 Prefixes Flashcards
a-
an-
not
anti-
contra-
against (action)
auto-
self
hyper-
too much
hypo-
sub-
too little
neo-
new
post-
after
pre-
pro-
before
re-
again
ab-
away from (abduct)
ad-
toward (adduct)
ana-
up
ante-
before, in front of
apo-
from, away from
circum-
peri-
around
con-
with or together
contra-
against (place)
de-
down or away from
dia-
trans-
through
e-
ec-
out of
ecto-
outside
en-
endo-
intra-
in or inside
epi-
supra-
upon, on top of
ex-
exo-
extra-
out or outside
hyper-
over
hypo-
infra-
infro-
under
inter-
between
pre-
pro-
before, in front of
retro-
behind
sub-
underneath
sym-
syn-
with or together
xeno-
foreign
dys-
bad
eu-
perfect, good, true
macro-
large
mega-
enlarged
micro-
small
hemi-
semi-
half
mono-
uni-
one
bi-
di-
two
tri-
three
quad-
tetra-
four
penta-
pento-
five
hexa-
hexo-
six
pluri-
poly-
several; more than one
oligo-
several; a handful
multi-
many
pan-
all
brady-
slow
chron/o
time-dependent
tachy-
fast