Chapter 3 Understanding Prefixes

a-

without, absence of

ab-

away from

bi-

two

endo-

within, inside

hyper

above normal

hypo

below normal

intra-

within

post-

after

pre-

before

sub-

under, beneath, below

anti-

against

con-

with, together, jontly

contra-

counter or against

meta-

after, change

ambi-

both

bi-

two

dipi-

double

hemi-

half

mono-

one

multi-

many

nulli-

none

pan-

all

poly-

many

primi-

first

quadri-

four

semi-

half

tetra-

four

tri-

three

uni-

one

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ana-

up, toward

ante-

before

dia-

through

dis-

apart, away

ec- ecto-

outside, out

endo-

within, inside

ep-, epi-

over or above

eso-

inward

ex- exo-

out, outside of, outward

extra-

outside

infer-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

para-

alongside, abnormal

peri-

around

post-

to follow after

sub-

under

hypo

below under

super- supra

above or on top of

sym- syn-

together, joined

a-

without or absence of

an-

without or absence of

brady-

slow

circum-

around

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

eu-

normal, good

heter- hetero-

different

hyper-

above normal

hypo-

below normal

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega- megalo-

large, great

micro-

small

neo-

new

pseudo-

false

tachy-

fast, rapid

trans-

through, across

ultra-

beyond normal