Unit 8 Prefixes
| Prefix | Definition |
|---|---|
| a– | not |
| af– | going into |
| an– | not |
| ana– | up, throughout, again |
| anti– | against (an action) |
| auto– | self |
| baro– | weight; pressure |
| bi– | two, double |
| brady– | slow |
| con– | together, with |
| de– | from, down, out |
| dia– | between |
| dys– | bad |
| endo– | inside |
| epi– | on top of |
| hemi– | half |
| hyper– | too much |
| hypo– (before process) |
too little |
| inter– | between |
| isch– | keep back |
| iso– | equal |
| mega– | large |
| micro– | small |
| mono– | one |
| oligo– | several; a handful |
| pan– | all; everything or everyone |
| peri– | around |
| pluri– | more than one; several |
| poly– | many; too much |
| pre– | in front of |
| pro– | in front of; in favor of |
| re– | again |
| semi– | half |
| sub– | an underlayer; support |
| tachy– | fast |
| tel– | an end; complete |
| trans– | through |
| tri– | three |
