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Prefix Ch 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bi | Two or doble |
| hemi | half |
| milli | one-thousandth |
| mono | one, single |
| nulli | none |
| primi | first |
| quadri | four |
| semi | half |
| tetra | four |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |
| hyper | excessive |
| hypo, hyp | 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, beneath, less than normal |
| 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, in front |
| pro | in front, 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 |
| cirr/o jaund/o xanth/o lute/o | yellow |
| a, an, ana | without, not, no |
| anti, contra | against |
| dis | free of, to undo |
| im, non | not |
| in | in, inside, within, not |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| brady | slow |
| con | together, with |
| dys | bad, difficult, painful, disordered |
| eu | well, easily, good, normal |
| hetero | different |
| homeo | likeness, same |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| idio | individual |
| meta | beyond, after |
| multi | many |
| pan | all |
| per | through |
| post | after, behind |
| pseudo | false |
| sym, syn | joined, together |
| tachy | rapid |
| ultra | beyond, excess |