| A | B |
|---|
| primi/i- | first |
| mon/o; uni- | one |
| bi-, di-, | two, twice (prefix for a number) |
| dipl/o- | double (prefix for a number) |
| hemi- | half, one side (prefix for a number) |
| semi- | half, partial (prefix for a number) |
| tri- | three (prefix for a number) |
| quadr/i, tetra- | four (prefix for a number) |
| multi- | many (prefix for a number) |
| poly- | many, much (prefix for a number) |
| cyan/o- | blue (prefix for a color) |
| erythr/o- | red (prefix for a color) |
| leuk/o- | white, colorless (prefix for a color) |
| melan/o- | black, dark (prefix for a color) |
| xanth/o- | yellow (prefix for a color) |
| a-, an- | not, without (a negative prefix) |
| anti-, contra- | against (a negative prefix) |
| de- | down, without (a negative prefix) |
| dis- | absence, removal, separation (a negative prefix) |
| in-*, im- (before b, m, or p), un- | not (*in may also mean in or into) (a negative prefix) |
| ab- | away from (a prefix for direction) |
| ad- | toward, near (a prefix for direction) |
| dia-, per-, trans- | through (a prefix for direction) |
| hyper- | over, excess, abnormally high, increased (prefix for a degree amount) |
| hypo-* | under, below(*also can show position) (prefix for a degree amount) |
| olig/o- | scanty, few (prefix for a degree amount) |
| pan- | all (prefix for a degree amount) |
| super-* | above, excess(*also can show position) (prefix for a degree amount) |
| 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 a position) |
| sinistr/o- | left (prefix for a position) |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside (prefix for a position) |
| ex/o- | away from, outside (prefix for a position) |
| end/o- | in, within (prefix for a position) |
| mes/o- | middle (prefix for a position) |
| syn-, sym- (before b, m, p) | together (prefix for a position) |
| tel/e-, tel/o- | end (prefix for a position) |
