Common Prefixes Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
endo- , intra-
A
in, within
2
Q
epi-
A
above, upon
3
Q
hypo-
A
under, below; deficient
4
Q
infra- , sub-
A
under, below
5
Q
inter-
A
between
6
Q
retro-
A
backward, behind
7
Q
bi-
A
two
8
Q
dipl- , diplo-
A
double
9
Q
hemi-
A
one-half
10
Q
hyper-
A
excessive, above normal
11
Q
macro-
A
large
12
Q
micro-
A
small
13
Q
mono- , uni-
A
one
14
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multi- , poly-
A
many, much
15
Q
quadri-
A
four
16
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tri-
A
three
17
Q
ab-
A
from, away from
18
Q
ad-
A
toward
19
Q
circum- , peri-
A
around
20
Q
dia- , trans-
A
through, across
21
Q
ecto- , exo-, extra-,
A
outside, outward
22
Q
para-
A
near, beside; beyond (*may also be used as a suffix to bear offspring)
23
Q
super-
A
upper, above
24
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supra-
A
above; excessive; superior
25
ultra-
excess, beyond
26
a- , an-
without, not (*note a- is used usually before consonants, and an- before vowels)
27
anti- , contra-
against
28
auto-
self, own
29
brady-
slow
30
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
31
eu-
good, normal
32
hetero-
different
33
homo-, homeo-
same
34
tachy-
rapid
