Prefixes

- A -

• a-

not, without (negative prefix)



• ab-

away from (prefix for direction)



• ad-

toward, near (prefix for direction)



• ambi-

both



• amphi-

both



• an-

not, without (negative prefix)



• ana-

up to, move from



• aniso-

unequal



• ante-

before (prefix for time and/or position)



• anti-

against, opposite (negative prefix)

- B -

• bi-

two, twice (prefix for number)



• bio-

life



• brachy-

short

- C -

• cata-

down



• circum-

around



• con-

together



• contra-

against, opposite (negative prefix)



• cyan-/o-

blue (prefix for color)



• cyte-

cell

- D -

• de-

away from, down, without (negative prefix)



• dextr-/o-

right (prefix for position)



• di-

two, twice (prefix for number)



• dia-

through (prefix for direction)



• dipl-/o-

double (prefix for number)



• dis-

absence, removal, separation (negative prefix)



• dur-

hard, firm



• dys-

bad, abnormal

- E -

• e-

out of, out, outside (prefix for position)



• ec-

out of, out, outside (prefix for position)



• ecto-

out of, out, outside (prefix for position)



• ek-

out of, out, outside (prefix for position)



• em-

in, into, in, within (prefix for position)



• en-

in, into, in, within (prefix for position)



• endo-, end-/o-

in, into, in, within (prefix for position)



• ent-

within



• epi-

on



• erythr-/o-

red (prefix for color)



• eso-

carry



• eu-

true, good, easy, normal (prefix for size and comparison)



• eury-

broad



• ex-, exo-

out of, away from, outside (prefix for position)



• extra-

beyond

- H -

• hapto-

bind



• hemi-

half, one side (prefix for number)



• hept-

seven



• hetero-

different, other, unequal (prefix for size and comparison)



• homeo-

same, unchanging (prefix for size and comparison)



• homo-

same, unchanging (prefix for size and comparison)



• hyper-

in excess, excessive, over, excess, abnormally high, increased (prefix for degree)



• hypo-*

deficient, under, below(*also can show position) (prefix for degree)

- I -

• in-*, im- (before b, m, or p), or un-

not (*in may also mean in or into) (negative prefix)



• infra-

below, underneath



• inter-

among, between



• intro-

during



• iso-

equal, same (prefix for size and comparison)

- J -

• juxta-

adjacent

- L -

• leuk-/o-

white, colorless (prefix for color)

- M -

• macro-

large, abnormally large (prefix for size and comparison)



• magno-

large, abnormally large (prefix for size and comparison)



• medi-

middle



• mega-*

large, abnormally large(*also means one million) (prefix for size and comparison)



• megalo-

large, abnormally large (prefix for size and comparison)



• melan-/o-

black, dark (prefix for color)



• meso-, mes-/o-

middle (prefix for position)



• meta-

beyond, between



• micro-*

small, (*can also mean one millionth) (prefix for size and comparison)



• mon-/o-

one



• multi-

many (prefix for number)

- N -

• neo-

new (prefix for size and comparison)



• non-

not



• normo-

normal (prefix for size and comparison)

- O -

• ob-

before



• octa-

eight



• octo-

eight



• olig-/o-

scanty, few (prefix for degree)



• ortho-

straight, correct, upright (prefix for size and comparison)

- P -

• pachy-

thick



• pan-

all (prefix for degree)



• para-

beside



• pent-

five



• per-

through (prefix for direction)



• per-

by, through



• peri-

around



• pleo-

more than normal or usual



• poikilo-

varied, irregular (prefix for size and comparison)



• poly-

many, much (prefix for number)



• post-

after, behind (prefix for time and/or position)



• pre-

before, in front of (prefix for time and/or position)



• primi-/i-

first



• pro-

before, in front of (prefix for time and/or position)



• pros-

beside



• prox-

beside



• pseudo-

false (prefix for size and comparison)

- Q -

• quadr-/i-

four (prefix for number)



• quar-

four

- R -

• re-

again, back (prefix for size and comparison)



• retro-

backwards

- S -

• semi-

half, partial (prefix for number)



• sept-

seven



• sex-

six



• sinistr-/o-

left (prefix for position)



• sub-

under



• super-*

above, excess(*also can show position) (prefix for degree)



• supra-

above, over



• syn-, sym- (before b, m, p)

together (prefix for position)



• sys-

together

- T -

• tel-/e-

end (prefix for position)



• tel-/o-

end (prefix for position)



• tetra-

four (prefix for number)



• trans-

across, through (prefix for direction)



• tri-

three (prefix for number)

- U -

• ultra-

beyond



• uni-

one

- X -

• xanth-/o-

yellow (prefix for color)