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Appendix A Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a;an;ana- | no;not;without |
| ante- | before;forward |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two;double;both |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against;opposite |
| dys- | difficult;painful |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above;upon |
| gynec/o- | woman |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above;excessive |
| hypo- | below;deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad;poor;abnormal |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not |
| para- | near;beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around;surrounding |
| poly- | many;excessive |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before;in front of |
| retro- | behind;backward;upward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | below;under |
| syn- | together;with |
| tachy- | fast |
| tri- | three |