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ch 2. prefixes
Question | Answer |
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bi- | two, double |
hemi- | half |
milli- | one-thousand |
mono- | one,single |
nulli | none |
primi- | first |
quadri- | four |
semi- | half |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
hyper- | excessive |
hyp- | under below,beneath,less than normal |
hypo- | under, below,beneath,less than normal |
multi- | many |
poly- | many much |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward, increase |
ambi- | both ,both sides |
ante- | before, in front |
circum- | around |
de- | down,from |
dia- | through |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon,over |
ex- | out,away from,outside |
exo- | outside,outward |
extra- | outside,beyond |
hypo- | under,below,less than normal |
in- | in,inside,within,not |
infra- | beneath,below,under |
inter- | between |
intra- | |
juxta- | near,beside |
meso- | middle |
para- | near beside,beyond,two like parts |
peri- | around |
pre- | before, in front |
pro- | in front, before |
re- | again |
retro- | backward,behind |
sub- | under, below |
supra- | above over |
trans- | across, through |
melan/o | black |
cyan/o | blue |
glauc/o poli/o | gray,silver |
chlor/o | green |
purpur/o | purple |
erythr/o eosin/o rube- | red |
alb- albin/o leuk/o | white |
cirrh/o jaund/o xanth/o | yellow |
alb- | white |
albin/o | white |
cirrh/o | yellow, tawny |
cyan/o | blue |
eosin/o | red rosy |
erythr/o | red |
glauc/o | gray, silver |
jaund/o | yellow |
lute/o | yellow |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
poli/o | gray |
purpur/o | purple |
rube- | red |
xanth/o | yellow |
a- | without,not, no |
an- | without,not,no |
ana- | not, white |
anti- | against |
contra- | against |
dis- | free of,to undo |
im- | not |
in- | in, inside,within,not |
non- | not |
ambi- | both,both sides |
ante- | before, in front |
auto- | self |
bi- | two,double |
bio- | life |
brady- | slow |
chlor/o | green |
circum- | around |
con- | together,with |
contra- | against |
dia- | through |
dys- | bad,difficult,painful,disordered |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | within,inner |
epi- | upon,over |
eu- | well,easily,good,normal |
ex- | out away from |
hetero- | different |
homeo- | likeness,same |
homo- | same |
hydro- | water |
hyp- | under,below,beneath,less than normal |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | under,below,beneath,less than normal |
idio- | individual |
im- | not |
in- | in,inside,within |
infra- | beneath,below,under |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
juxta- | near beside |
meta- | beyond |
mono- | one |
pan- | all |
poly- | many,much,excessive |
primi- | first |
pseudo- | false |
semi- | half |
sub- | under,below |
supra- | above,over |
sym- | joined,together |
syn- | joined,together |
tachy- | rapid |
trans- | across,through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond,excess |
uni- | one |
xanth/o | yellow |