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Chapter 2 Prefix
prefix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bi- | two, double |
| hemi- | half |
| milli- | one-thousandth |
| 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 |
| hypo- | under, below, beneath, less than |
| 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, beneath, less than |
| in- | in, inside, within, not |
| infra- | beneath, below, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| juxta- | near, beside |
| meso- | middle |
| para- | near, beside, beyond, two like parts |
| peri- | around |
| pre- | before, infront |
| pro- | infront, before |
| re- | back, 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 |
| a- | without, no, not |
| an- | without, no, not |
| ana- | not, without |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against |
| dis- | free of, to undo |
| im- | not |
| in- | in, inside, within, not |
| non- | not |
| auto- | self |
| bio- | life |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | rapid |
| circum- | around |
| con- | together, with |
| de- | down, from |
| dia- | through |
| dis- | free of, to undo |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful, disordered |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | upon, over |
| eu- | well, easily, good, normal |
| ex- | out, away from, outside |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| hetero- | different |
| homeo- | likeness, same |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| idio- | individual |
| im- | not |
| in- | in, inside, within |
| infra- | beneath, below, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| pan- | all |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many, much, excessive |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, infront |
| pseudo- | false |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| syn- | joined, together |
| sym- | joined, together |
| xero- | dry |