Chapter 2 VMT115- PREFIXES

Prefix: ante-

Prefix: ante-

Before, Infront of, forward

Prefix: peri-

around

Prefix: Hyper-

excessive, above, beyond

Prefix: extra-

outside of, beyond

Prefix: e-, ec-, ex-

out of, from, away from

Prefix: dia-

between, through, apart, across, completely

Prefix: cata-

down, under, low, against

Prefix: apo-

seperated from, derrived from

Prefix: a-, an-

without or lack of

Prefix: ad-

toward, to, near

Prefix: ambi-, amph-, ampho-

Both

Prefix: anti-

Against, opposing

Prefix: ultra-

Beyond, access

The prefix trans-

accross, through

Prefix: Sym-, syn-

together, with

Prefix: Super-, supra-

above, superior, excess

Prefix: Sub-

under, beneath

Prefix: Semi-

half, partial
Ex) semipermeable membrane

Prefix: Retro-

Backward, Behind

Prefix: Re-

again, backwards

Prefix: Pseudo-

false

Prefix: pre-, pro-

before, Infront of

Prefix: post-

after, behind
Ex) Posterior

Prefix: poly-

many, much, excessive

Prefix: per-

through, excessive

Prefix: para-

beside, beyond

Prefix: pan-

all

Prefix: Neo-

new, recent

Prefix; mult-, multi-

many

Prefix: micr-, micro-

small

Prefix: meta-

change, beyond, after

Prefix: mes-, meso-

middle

Prefix: intro-

into, within

Prefix- Intra-

within

Prefix: inter-

Between

Prefix: infra-

below, beneath

Prefix: im-, in-

in, into, within, not

Prefix: hyp-, hypo-

under, deficient, beneath

Prefix: hemi-

half

Prefix: eu-

normal, good, well, healthy

Prefix: ep-, epi-

upon, on, over, above

Prefix: endo-

within, inner

Prefix: em-, en-

in

Prefix: ecto-,exo-

outer, outside, situated on

Prefix: dys-

difficult, painful, abnormal

Prefix: dis-

apart from, free from

Prefix: di-

two, twice

Prefix: de-

reverse, move

Prefix: contra-

opposed, against

Prefix: co-, com-, con-

with, together with

Prefix: Bi-

double, twice

Prefix: auto-

self

Singular Suffix: OMA

Plural Suffix: ATA

Prefix: ab-

Away from

Prefix: ana-

Up, toward, apart
Ex) Anatomy

Prefix: circum-

around

The letters b, m, p, and ph

The prefix "sym-" is used before a root that begins with what letters

Before

The prefix ""co-" is used _________ root words with a VOWEL to convey the meaning 'with or together'

Before the letters b, m, and p

The prefix "com-" is used to convey the meaning 'with or together' before a root word with what letters?

"em-"

The prefix "___" is used before root words that begin with b, m, and p to convey the meaning 'in'

B, M, and P (into, within meaning)

The prefix "im-" is used to convey the meaning 'in, into, within and not', with root words that start with these letters