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Prefixes
Word parts that come at the beginning of words
Term | Definition |
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a,an-,ar- | without; lack of |
ab- | away from |
ad- | to; toward |
ambi- | both |
amphi- | both sides |
ana- | up; apart |
ante- | before; in front of; forward |
anter/o- | in front, before |
anti- | against |
anis/o- | unequal, dissimilar |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
cata- | down |
circum- | around |
co,com, con- | together |
contra- | againt; opposite |
de- | lack of; down; away from |
dextr/o | right side |
di- | two |
dia- | between; through; complete |
dipl-, dipl/o | double two-fold |
dors/o- | back |
dys- | painful; difficult, bad |
ec- ex- | out, out from |
ect/o, exo-, extra- | outside, outward |
em,en- | in |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon; above |
eu- | good; normal |
extra- | outside |
hemi- | half |
heter/o- | different |
hidr/o- | sweat |
homo- | same |
hydr/o | water |
hyper- | above; excessive; beyond |
hypo- | below; deficient; under |
im, in- | not, in |
infra- | below; inferior to |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
is/o- | equal |