Unit 5 Prefixes
| Prefix | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |