Module 1 Prefixes

An-, A-

no, not, without, lack of, apart

Ab-

away from

Ad-

towards, near

Anti-

opposing, against

Auto-

self

Bi-

double

Brady-

slow

Brachy-

short

Circum-

around

Con-

together, with

Contra-

against

Di-

twice, two

Dia-

through, between, complete

Dis-

apart

Dys-

bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

Ec-, Exo-, Ecto-

out, outside, outer, away from

Endo-

within, inner

Epi-

above, over, upon

Extra-

beyond, outside

Hemi-

half

Hyper-

above, beyond, excessive

Hypo-

below, under, deficient

Infer-

beneath

Inter-

between

Intra-

within

Macro-

large

Mal-

bad

Meso-

middle

Meta-

change, beyond, over, between

Micro-

small

Mono-

one

Multi-

many

Neo-

new

Odyno-

painful

Oligo-

scanty, little

Pan-

all

Para-

beyond, alongside, abnormal

Peri-

around

Poly-

many, much, excessive

Post-

after, behind

Pre-

before, in front of

Presby-

old age

Pro-

before, forward

Pseudo-

false

Quadri-

four

Re-

back, backward, again

Retro-

backward, behind

Sub-

under, beneath

Supra-

above, beyond, superior

Tachy-

rapid, fast

Trans-

across, through

Tri-

three

Uni-

one