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Prefixes
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a- | without, away from |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| allo- | other, different from usual |
| an- | without |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| brady | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against |
| de- | without |
| dis- | apart |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult, painful |
| e- | outward, without |
| en- | inward |
| endo- | inner, within |
| epi- | upon, over, above |
| eso- | inward |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex- | external, outward |
| exo- | outward |
| extra- | outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | excessive, over, above |
| hypo- | below, under |
| in- | inward, without, not, within |
| inter- | among, between |
| intra- | inside, within |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| myo- | to shut |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| pan- | all |
| para- | abnormal, two like parts of a pair, beside, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | again |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| semi- | partial, half |
| sub- | below |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| tetra- | four |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| un- | not |
| xeno- | strange, foreign |