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BIO 100 Prefixes
BIO 100 Prefixes from Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epi- | above, upon |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| infra-, sub- | under, below |
| inter- | between |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre-, pro- | before, in front |
| retro- | backwards |
| bi- | two, both |
| dipl(o)- | double |
| hemi- | one half |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal (increasing) |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono-, uni- | one |
| multi-, poly- | many, much |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ad- | towards |
| circum- | around (movement) |
| peri- | around (position) |
| dia- | through, across (movement) |
| trans- | through, across (position) |
| ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside, outward |
| endo-, intra- | in, within |
| para- | near, beside; beyond |
| super-, supra- | upper, above, excessive, superior |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| anti-, contra- | aganist |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hetero- | different |
| homo-, homeo- | same |
| mal- | bad |
| pal- | all |
| pseudo- | false |
| syn-, sym- | union, together, joined |
| tachy- | rapid |