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Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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Tachy | Fast |
Ecto-, exo-, extra-, | Outward or outside |
Pre-, pro- | Before, or in front of |
Do-, dipl-,diplo- | Double |
Endo-,intra | In or within |
Tri- | Three |
Dys- | Bad,painful,or difficult |
Dia-,trans- | Through or across |
Micro- | Small |
Ab- | Away from the body |
Circum-,peri- | Around |
Pseudo- | False |
Hemi-,semi- | One half |
Supra- | Above |
Primi- | First |
Ad- | Toward the body |
Super- | Upper or above |
Multi-,poly | Many or much |
Mono-,uni- | One |
Nulli- | None |
Bi- | Two |
Macro- | Large |
Quadri- | Four |
Infra-.sub- | Under or below |
Retro | Backward or behind |
Hypo- | Under or below |
Post- | After or behind |
Inter- | Between |
Homo-.homeo- | Same |
Epi- | Above or upon |
Anti-, contra- | Against |
A-,an- | Without or not |
Syn- | Union or together |
Mal- | Bad |
Eu- | Good or normal |
Brady- | Slow |
Tachy- | Rapid |
Hetero- | Different |