Module Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
What does ‘ante-‘ mean?
A
forward, in front of, before
2
Q
What does ‘anti-‘ mean?
A
against
3
Q
What does ‘dys-‘ mean?
A
abnormal, difficult, bad, painful
4
Q
What does ‘inter-‘ mean?
A
between
5
Q
What does ‘intra-‘ mean?
A
within
6
Q
What does ‘neo-‘ mean?
A
new
7
Q
What does ‘par-‘ mean?
A
near, beside
8
Q
What does ‘para-‘ mean?
A
near, beside, abnormal
9
Q
What does ‘poly-‘ mean?
A
many, much, excessive, frequent
10
Q
What does ‘post-‘ mean?
A
after, behind
11
Q
What does ‘pre-‘ mean?
A
before, in front of
12
Q
ana-
A
up
13
Q
cata-
A
down
14
Q
epi-
A
above
15
Q
hypo-
A
below
16
Q
inter-
A
between
17
Q
intra-
A
within
18
Q
meta-
A
change
19
Q
anti-
A
opposite/ against
20
Q
ecto-
A
outside, external
21
Q
micro-
A
tiny, small
22
Q
para-
A
faulty : abnormal :beside : alongside of : beyond : aside from
23
Q
proto-
A
first
24
Q
eu-
A
good, normal
25
hyper-
excessive, above
26
hypo-
deficient, below
27
oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid
28
pan-
all
29
poly-
much or increased
30
tetra-
four
