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ALC
Prefixes
| prefix | answer |
|---|---|
| a,an | without, not |
| ab | away from |
| acro | extremity |
| ad | to, toward |
| ambi | both |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| bi | two, double |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| co | together |
| contra | against |
| de | without, removal |
| di | two, twice |
| dia | through |
| diplo | double, two |
| dis | removal, separation |
| dys | abnormal, difficult, painful |
| ecto | outside |
| endo | within |
| epi | above |
| eryth/r/o | red |
| eu | normal, good, true |
| ex/o | red |
| extra | outside, in addition to |
| hemi | half |
| hetero | other, different |
| homo, homeo | same |
| hyper | high, excessive |
| hypo | under,decreased |
| in, im | in, within |
| infra | below |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| iso | equal, same |
| juxta | near |
| leuk/o | white, colorless |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad, poor |
| melan/o | black, dark |
| mega/lo | large, enlarged |
| mes/o | middle |
| meta | beyond, over, change |
| micr/o | small, one millionth |
| mon/o | one |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| noct/i | night |
| non | not |
| olig/o | little, deficiency |
| ortho | straight, correct |
| pan | all |
| para | beside, near |
| per | by, through |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before |
| prim/i | first |
| pro | before |
| pseud/o | false |
| quad/r/i | four |
| re | back, again |
| retro | backward, behind |
| scler/o | hard, hardening |
| semi | half |
| sub | below, under |
| super | above, excessive |
| supra | above |
| syn, sym | together |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | through, across |
| tri | three |
| ultra | beyond |
| un | not |
| uni | one |