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Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a, an | without, lacking, deficient, not |
ab | away from |
ad, af | toward, to, near |
ante | before, in front of, forward |
anti, ant | against, opposing, preventing |
brady | slow |
contra | against, opposed |
dia | through, between, across, apart |
dis | apart, free from |
dorso | to the back |
dys | difficult, bad, painful, abnormal |
ect, ecto, exo | outside of |
end, endo, ent, ento | within, inside |
ep, epi | upon, on, over |
eu | normal, good, healthy |
extra, extro | outside of, beyond, outward |
hemi | half, partial |
hyper | excessive, above, beyond |
hyp, hypo | under, beneath, deficient |
infra | below, beneath |
inter | between |
intra, intro | within, into |
mal | bad, abnormal |
mega, megalo | large, big |
micr, micro | small |
mult, multi | many |
neo | new, recent |
oligo | little, few |
para | beyond, beside, after |
peri | surrounding, around |
poly | many, much, excessive |
post | after, behind |
pre, pro | before, in front of |
pyo | pus |
steno | narrow |
sub | under, below, beneath |
super, supra | above, excessive, superior |
tachy | fast |
therm | heat |
trans | across, through, beyond |
cyano | blue |
erythro | red |
leuko | white |
melano | black |
nulli | none |
mon, mono | one |
bi, di, dipl | two, double, twice |
tri | three |