Module 3 - Prefixes

a-
[an-]
[ar-]
- absence; lack [if attached to a noun]
- lacking; without [if attached to an adjective]
- *[a- becomes an- when the following letter is a vowel or h; a- becomes ar- when the following letter is r]
ante-
pre-
pro-

before
anti-

against
de-

from; down from; away
dia-

through
dys-
- faulty; difficult; bad; painful [if attached to a noun]
- with difficulty; badly [if attached to an adjective or verb]
ecto-

outside
en-

in
endo-
ento-

within
epi-

on; upon; toward
eso-
eiso-

in; into
eu-

normal; good; well
ex-
exo-

out; out of; outside of
hyper-

above; excessive; excess of; greater than normal
hypo-
sub-

below; under; less than normal; deficiency of
infra-

below
inter-

between
intra-

within
meta-

beyond; after; change
neo-

new
non-*

not
para-

beside; beyond
peri-
circum-

around
post-

after; behind; posterior
super-
supra-

above; beyond; superior
syn-
con-

joined; fused; simultaneous; in association; together; with
trans-

across; through

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litheopolis

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Module 3 - Prefixes

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Greco-Latin terminologies in medical and biological sciences, Module 3

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12/6/2012, 2:08:06 AM

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