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Week 3 - Prefixes
Week 3 - Only Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a, an- | no, without, lack of, apart |
anti-, contra- | against |
auto- | self |
brachy- | short |
brady- | slow |
cac-, mal- | bad |
dia- | through, between |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful, abnormal |
eu- | good, normal |
ex-, exo- | out, away from |
hetero- | different |
homeo- | similar, same, likeness, constant |
hydro- | water |
micro- | small |
oligo- | scanty, little |
pan- | all |
pseudo- | false |
sym-, syn- | together, with |
ad- | toward, near to |
bi- | two, double |
de- | down, away from |
di- | two, double |
dif-, dis- | apart, free from, separate |
ec-, ecto- | out, outside, outer |
ep-, epi- | upon, over, above |
extra- | outside, beyond |
hyper- | above, beyond, excessive |
hypo- | below, under, deficient |
in- | in, into, not |
mega- | large, great |
meta- | beyond, over, between, change |
para- | beside, alongside, abnormal |
poly- | many, much, excessive |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | before, in front of |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above, beyond |
ab- | away from |
ana- | up, apart, backward |
ante- | before, forward |
cata- | down |
circum-, peri- | around |
epi- | upon, above, over |
inter- | between |
intra- | within, into |
meso- | middle |
retro- | backward |
sub- | below, under, beneath |
ambi- | both |
bin- | twice, two |
di(s)- | two, apart |
mono- | one |
multi- | many, much |
quadri- | four |
semi-, hemi- | half |
tri- | three |