Chapter 2 Prefixes

numbers, negation, position/time/direction, characteristics, other

uni-

1

mono-

1

bi-

2

di-

2

tri-

3

quad- quadri-

4

hemi-

half

semi-

half, partly

multi-

many

poly-

many, much

a- an-

without, not

anti- contra-

against

de-

away from, cessation, without

dis-

separate

im- in- non-

not

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward

ect- ecto-

outer, outside

en- end- endo-

in, within

ex- exo-

out of, away from

infra-

below, beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

eu-

good, normal

hetero-

other, different

homo- homeo-

same, alike

hyper-

above normal, excessive

hypo-

below normal, deficient

iso-

equal, alike

macro-

large, long

mega- megalo-

large, oversize

micro-

small

normo-

normal, usual

pan-

all, entire

ultra-

excess, beyond

brady-

slow

neo-

new

pseudo-

false

re-

again, backward

tachy-

rapid, fast

per-

through

peri-

around, surrounding

post-

after, behind

pre-

before

sub-

below, beneath

super- supra-

above

sym- syn-

together, with

trans-

across, through