Unit 11 Prefixes

Prefix Meaning
an– not
anti– against (an action)
dys– bad
en– inside
extra– outside, more, beyond
hemi– half
hyper– too much
hypo– too little
in– not
intra– inside
juxta– beside; close to
oligo– several; a handful
peri– around
poly– many; too much
re– again
retro– backwards; behind
trans– through
ultra– beyond; extremely

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