Learn: Common Prefixes (General and Positional/Descriptive and Comparative) | Quizlet

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

Toward

Ante-

Before

Bi-

Two

Centi-

One hundred, one hundredth

Di-

Two

Diplo-

Double

Ecto-

Out, without, away

Ex-

Out, without, away

Exo-

Out, without, away

Extra-

Out, without, away

En-

Within, inner

End-

Within, inner

Endo-

Within, inner

Epi-

Above, upon

Hemi-

half, partial

Hyper-

Excessive, more than normal

Hypo-

Beneath or below normal

Infra-

Below, under

Sub-

Below, under

Milli-

One thousand, one thousandth

Mono-

One

Nulli-

None

Pan-

All

Para

Near, beside, abnormal

Per-

Through, by

Peri-

Around, near

Poly-

Many

Post-

After, behind

Pre-

Before

Quad-

Four

Quadri-

Four

Retro-

Behind, backward

Semi-

Partial

Super-

Above, beyond

Supra-

Above, beyond

Sym-

Joined

Syn-

Joined, together

Tetra-

Four

Trans-

Across

Tri-

Three

Brady-

Slow

Dys-

Bad, difficult

Equi-

Equal, same

Eu-

True, good, easy, normal

Hetero-

Other, different, unequal

Homo-

Same, unchanging

Homeo-

Same, unchanging

iso-

Equal, same

Macro-

Large, abnormally large

Micro-

Small

Neo-

New

Normo-

Normal

Ortho-

Straight, correct, upright

Pseudo-

Fake

Re-

Against, back

Tachy-

Fast