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)
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

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