A | B |
primi/i- | first |
mon/o-, uni- | one |
bi-, di- | two, twice (prefix for number) |
dipl/o- | double (prefix for number) |
hemi- | half, one side (prefix for number) |
semi- | half, partial (prefix for number) |
tri- | three (prefix for number) |
quadr/i-, tetra- | four (prefix for number) |
multi- | many (prefix for number) |
poly- | many, much (prefix for number) |
cyan/o- | blue (prefix for color) |
erythr/o- | red (prefix for color) |
leuk/o- | white, colorless (prefix for color) |
melan/o- | black, dark (prefix for color) |
xanth/o- | yellow (prefix for color) |
a-, an- | not, without (negative prefix) |
anti-, contra- | against (negative prefix) |
de- | down, without (negative prefix) |
dis- | absence, removal, separation (negative prefix) |
in-*, im- (before b, m, or p), or un- | not (*in may also mean in or into) (negative prefix) |
ab- | away from (prefix for direction) |
ad- | toward, near (prefix for direction) |
dia-, per-, trans- | through (prefix for direction) |
hyper- | over, excess, abnormally high, increased (prefix for degree) |
hypo-* | under, below(*also can show position) (prefix for degree) |
olig/o- | scanty, few (prefix for degree) |
pan- | all (prefix for degree) |
super-* | above, excess(*also can show position) (prefix for degree) |
eu- | true, good, easy, normal (prefix for size and comparison) |
hetero- | other, different, unequal (prefix for size and comparison) |
homo-, homeo- | same, unchanging (prefix for size and comparison) |
iso- | equal, same (prefix for size and comparison) |
macro-, mega-*, megalo- | large, abnormally large(*also means one million) (prefix for size and comparison) |
micro-* | small, (*can also mean one millionth) (prefix for size and comparison) |
neo- | new (prefix for size and comparison) |
normo- | normal (prefix for size and comparison) |
ortho- | straight, correct, upright (prefix for size and comparison) |
poikilo- | varied, irregular (prefix for size and comparison) |
pseudo- | false (prefix for size and comparison) |
re- | again, back (prefix for size and comparison) |
ante- | before (prefix for time and/or position) |
pre-, pro | before, in front of (prefix for time and/or position) |
post- | after, behind (prefix for time and/or position) |
dextr/o- | right (prefix for position) |
sinistr/o- | left (prefix for position) |
ec-, ecto- | out, outside (prefix for position) |
ex/o- | away from, outside (prefix for position) |
end/o- | in, within (prefix for position) |
mes/o- | middle (prefix for position) |
syn-, sym- (before b, m, p) | together (prefix for position) |
tel/e-, tel/o- | end (prefix for position) |