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Chapter 4
Ch 4 - Prefixes, Combining Forms, Suffixes
| Suffixes | meaning |
|---|---|
| pro- | before, forward |
| neo- | new |
| re- | back, again |
| per- | through |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| micro- | small |
| intra- | into, within |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| de- | down, lack of |
| eu- | good, normal |
| auto- | self, own |
| inter- | between |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| ana- | up, apart |
| syn-, sym- | together, with |
| ultra- | beyond, excel |
| pseudo- | false |
| supra- | above, upper |
| tachy- | fast |
| ex- | out, away from |
| para- | abnormal, beside, near |
| macro- | large |
| hemi- | half |
| infra- | beneath |
| peri- | surrounding |
| trans- | across, through |
| dia- | through, complete |
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| epi- | upon, on, above |
| pan- | all |
| en-, endo- | in, within |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | deficient, under |
| mal- | bad |
| retro- | behind, backwards |
| ante- | before, forward |
| poly- | many, much |
| uni- | one |
| post- | after, behind |
| bi- | two |
| con- | with, together |
| ad- | toward |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
| sub- | under |
| cata- | down |
| brady- | slow |
| ab- | away from |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| necr/o | death |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| seps/o | infection |
| cost/o | ribs |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -plasia | formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -trophy | formation, development, nourishment |