- A -
a-
not, without (negative prefix)
ab-
away from (prefix for direction)
ad-
toward, near (prefix for direction)
ambi-
both
amphi-
both
an-
not, without (negative prefix)
ana-
up to, move from
aniso-
unequal
ante-
before (prefix for time and/or position)
anti-
against, opposite (negative prefix)
- B -
bi-
two, twice (prefix for number)
bio-
life
brachy-
short
- C -
cata-
down
circum-
around
con-
together
contra-
against, opposite (negative prefix)
cyan-/o-
blue (prefix for color)
cyte-
cell
- D -
de-
away from, down, without (negative prefix)
dextr-/o-
right (prefix for position)
di-
two, twice (prefix for number)
dia-
through (prefix for direction)
dipl-/o-
double (prefix for number)
dis-
absence, removal, separation (negative prefix)
dur-
hard, firm
dys-
bad, abnormal
- E -
e-
out of, out, outside (prefix for position)
ec-
out of, out, outside (prefix for position)
ecto-
out of, out, outside (prefix for position)
ek-
out of, out, outside (prefix for position)
em-
in, into, in, within (prefix for position)
en-
in, into, in, within (prefix for position)
endo-, end-/o-
in, into, in, within (prefix for position)
ent-
within
epi-
on
erythr-/o-
red (prefix for color)
eso-
carry
eu-
true, good, easy, normal (prefix for size and comparison)
eury-
broad
ex-, exo-
out of, away from, outside (prefix for position)
extra-
beyond
- H -
hapto-
bind
hemi-
half, one side (prefix for number)
hept-
seven
hetero-
different, other, unequal (prefix for size and comparison)
homeo-
same, unchanging (prefix for size and comparison)
homo-
same, unchanging (prefix for size and comparison)
hyper-
in excess, excessive, over, excess, abnormally high, increased (prefix for degree)
hypo-*
deficient, under, below(*also can show position) (prefix for degree)
- I -
in-*, im- (before b, m, or p), or un-
not (*in may also mean in or into) (negative prefix)
infra-
below, underneath
inter-
among, between
intro-
during
iso-
equal, same (prefix for size and comparison)
- J -
- L -
leuk-/o-
white, colorless (prefix for color)
- M -
macro-
large, abnormally large (prefix for size and comparison)
magno-
large, abnormally large (prefix for size and comparison)
medi-
middle
mega-*
large, abnormally large(*also means one million) (prefix for size and comparison)
megalo-
large, abnormally large (prefix for size and comparison)
melan-/o-
black, dark (prefix for color)
meso-, mes-/o-
middle (prefix for position)
meta-
beyond, between
micro-*
small, (*can also mean one millionth) (prefix for size and comparison)
mon-/o-
one
multi-
many (prefix for number)
- N -
neo-
new (prefix for size and comparison)
non-
not
normo-
normal (prefix for size and comparison)
- O -
ob-
before
octa-
eight
octo-
eight
olig-/o-
scanty, few (prefix for degree)
ortho-
straight, correct, upright (prefix for size and comparison)
- P -
pachy-
thick
pan-
all (prefix for degree)
para-
beside
pent-
five
per-
through (prefix for direction)
per-
by, through
peri-
around
pleo-
more than normal or usual
poikilo-
varied, irregular (prefix for size and comparison)
poly-
many, much (prefix for number)
post-
after, behind (prefix for time and/or position)
pre-
before, in front of (prefix for time and/or position)
primi-/i-
first
pro-
before, in front of (prefix for time and/or position)
pros-
beside
prox-
beside
pseudo-
false (prefix for size and comparison)
- Q -
quadr-/i-
four (prefix for number)
quar-
four
- R -
re-
again, back (prefix for size and comparison)
retro-
backwards
- S -
semi-
half, partial (prefix for number)
sept-
seven
sex-
six
sinistr-/o-
left (prefix for position)
sub-
under
super-*
above, excess(*also can show position) (prefix for degree)
supra-
above, over
syn-, sym- (before b, m, p)
together (prefix for position)
sys-
together
- T -
tel-/e-
end (prefix for position)
tel-/o-
end (prefix for position)
tetra-
four (prefix for number)
trans-
across, through (prefix for direction)
tri-
three (prefix for number)
- U -
- X -
xanth-/o-
yellow (prefix for color)
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