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Prefixes List
Prefixes- Attached at BEGINNING of the word root.
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Before; Forward | ante- |
| Against | anit- |
| Slow | brady- |
| Orange-Yellow | cirrho- |
| Blue | cyan- |
| Above; Upon; On | epi- |
| Red | erythro- |
| Half | hemi- |
| Above; Excessive | hyper- |
| Deficient; Below; Under; Less than normal | hypo- |
| Between | inter- |
| Within; Into | intra- |
| Yellow | lute- |
| Small | micro- |
| Billionth | nano- |
| New | neo- |
| Around; Surround | peri- |
| Many | poly- |
| After | post- |
| Red | rube-;rubr/o-; rubr/i- |
| Fast | tachy- |
| Four | tetra-; quad- |