ch. 3 prefixes

epi-

above, upon

hypo-

under, below, deficient

infra-

under, below (not sub-)

sub-

under, below (not infra-)

inter-

between

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of (not pro-)

pro-

before, in front of (not pre-)

retro-

backward, behind

bi-

two

dipl-

double (diplo-)

diplo-

double (dipl-)

hemi-

one half

hyper-

excessive, above normal

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one (not uni-)

uni-

one (not mono-)

multi-

many, much (not poly-)

poly-

many, much (not multi-)

nulli-

none

primi-

first

quadri-

four

tri-

three

ab-

from, away from

ad-

toward

circum-

around (not peri-)

peri-

around (not circum-)

dia-

through, across (not trans-)

trans-

through, across (not dia-)

ecto-

outside, outward (not exo-, extra-)

exo-

outside, outward (not ecto-, extra-)

extra-

outside, outward (not ecto-, exo-)

endo-

in, within (not intra-)

intra-

in, within (not endo-)

para-

near, beside, beyond

super-

upper, above

supra-

above, excessive, superior

ultra-

excess, beyond

without, not

a-, an-

anti-

against (not contra-)

contra-

against (not anti-)

brady-

slow

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

eu-

good, normal

hetero-

different

homo-

same (not homeo-)

homeo-

same (not homo-)

mal-

bad

pan-

all

pseudo-

false

syn-

union, together, joined

tachy-

rapid