Common Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
without
2
Q
anti-, contra-
A
against or opposed to
3
Q
de-
A
from, down, or not
4
Q
ab-
A
away from
5
Q
ad-
A
to, toward, or near
6
Q
circum-, peri-
A
around
7
Q
dia-, trans-
A
across or through
8
Q
e-, ec-, ex-
A
out or away
9
Q
ecto-, exo-, extra-
A
outside
10
Q
en-, endo-, intra-
A
within
11
Q
epi-
A
upon
12
Q
inter-
A
between
13
Q
meso-
A
middle
14
Q
meta-
A
beyond, after, or change
15
Q
para-
A
alongside of or abnormal
16
Q
retro-
A
backward or behind
17
Q
sub-, infra-
A
below or under
18
Q
bi-
A
two or both
19
Q
hemi-, semi-
A
half
20
Q
hyper-
A
above or excessive
21
Q
hypo-
A
below or deficient
22
Q
macro-
A
large or long
23
Q
micro-
A
small
24
Q
mono-, uni-
A
one
25
oligo-
few or deficient
26
pan-
all
27
poly-, multi-
many
28
quadri-
four
29
super-, supra-
above or excessive
30
tri-
three
31
ultra-
beyond or excessive
32
ante-, pre-, pro-
before
33
brady-
slow
34
tachy-
fast
35
post-
after or behind
36
re-
again or back
37
con-, syn-, sym-
together or with
38
dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty
39
eu-
good or normal
40
neo-
new
