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Prefixes
Common Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without |
| ambi | both |
| ante, pre, pro | before |
| anti, contra | against |
| bi | two or both |
| brady | slow |
| chlor | green |
| circum, peri | around |
| cirrh, xanth | yellow |
| con, sym, syn | with |
| cyan | blue |
| dia, trans | across or through |
| dipl | double |
| dis | separate from or apart |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| ec | away or out |
| ecto, exo | outside |
| en, endo, intra | in, within |
| epi | upon |
| erythr, rube | red |
| eso | inward |
| eu | good or normal |
| hemi, semi | half |
| herer | different |
| hyper, super, supra | above or excessive |
| hypo | below or deficient |
| im, in | not |
| imun | safe,protected |
| infra, sub | below or under |
| inter | between |
| iso | equal |
| leuk | white |
| macro | large |
| medi,meso, mid | middle |
| melan | black |
| meta | beyond, after, changing |
| micro | small |
| mono, uni | one |
| multi, poly | many |
| neo | new |
| pachy | heavy, thick |
| pan | all |
| para | alongside of, abnormal |
| polio | gray |
| post | after |
| pseudo | false |
| purpur | purple |
| quadri | four |
| re | again or back |
| retro | after |
| tachy | fast |
| tri | three |
| ultra | beyond or excessive |
| xer | dry |