Unit 8 Prefixes
Prefix | Definition |
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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 |