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Chapter 2: Prefixes
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | without |
| ab abs | away from |
| ad | toward to |
| ambi | both around |
| an | without |
| ana | up toward |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| apo | derived separate |
| auto | self |
| bi | twice double |
| brachy | short |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down |
| circum | around |
| co col com con cor | together |
| contra | against |
| de | away from |
| di dif dir dis | not separated |
| dia | through |
| dys | abnormal difficult |
| ecto | outside |
| endo | within |
| epi | over |
| eu | well good normal |
| ex | out of away from |
| exo | external on the outside |
| extra | without outside of |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above normal overly |
| hypo | below normal |
| infra | positioned beneath |
| inter between | between |
| intra | within |
| iso | equal same |
| mal | bad inadequate |
| mega megalo | large |
| meso | middle median |
| meta | after |
| micro | small microscopic |
| mono | single |
| multi | many |
| oligo | few little scanty |
| pan pnato | all entire |
| para | beside abnormal involving two parts |
| per | through intenselyy |
| peri | around about near |
| pluri | several more |
| poly | many |
| post | after following |
| pre | before |
| pro | before forward |
| quadra quadri | four |
| re | again backward |
| retro | behind backward |
| semi | half |
| sub | less than under inferior |
| super | more than above superior |
| supra | above over |
| syl sym syn sys | together |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across through |
| ultra | beyond excessive |
| un | not |
| uni | one |