Unit 6 Prefixes
| Prefix | Definition |
|---|---|
| a– | not |
| af– | going into (was originally ad–) |
| an– | not |
| ana– | up, throughout, again |
| anti– | against (an action) |
| apo– | from, off, away |
| auto– | self |
| bi– bin– |
two, double |
| cata– | down, downward |
| con– | together, with |
| de– | from, down, out |
| di– dipl– |
separate, apart, double, two |
| dys– | bad |
| e– ec– ex– |
out, off, from, beyond |
| ef– | going out of |
| en– | inside |
| end– endo– |
inside |
| epi– | on top of |
| eso– | outward |
| eu– | good, well– |
| ex– exo– |
out, outside, without |
| extra– | outside, more, beyond |
| hemi– | half |
| hyper– | too much |
| hypo– (before process) |
too little |
| hypo– (before anatomical structure) |
below |
| im– in– |
not |
| inter– | between |
| intra– | inside |
| isch– | keep back (shortening of Greek iskhein) |
| macro– | large |
| micr– micro– |
small |
| mid– | middle |
| mono– | one |
| multi– | several; many |
| para– | beside; near |
| peri– | around |
| poly– | many; too much |
| post– | behind (anatomically or in time) |
| pre– | in front of (anatomically or in time) |
| pro– | in front of; in favor of |
| quadri– | four |
| re– | again |
| sub– | an underlayer; support |
| sym– syn– |
with, together |
| trans– | through |
| tri– | three |
| uni– | one |
| xero– | dry |
