Unit 5 Prefixes
Prefix | Definition |
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a– | not |
ab– | going away (note added meaning) |
ad– | going into |
amphi– | around, on both sides |
an– | not |
anti– | against (an action) |
apo– | from, off, away |
brady– | slow |
di– | separate, apart, double, two |
dia– | between |
dys– | bad |
ec– (same as ex–) |
out, off, from, beyond |
endo– | inside |
epi– | on top of |
ex– | out, off, from, beyond |
hyper– (before process) |
too much |
hypo– (before process) |
too little |
infra– | beneath |
inter– | between, among |
intra– | inside |
iso– | equal |
meta– | between, with, after; change |
peri– | around |
poly– | many; much |
sub– | an underlayer; support |
syn– | with, together |