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MT *Prefixes
| prefix | definition |
|---|---|
| a/an | no/without |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| ante/pre/pro | before |
| anti/contra | against |
| bi/di | two |
| brady | slow |
| de | down from, removing |
| dia | through, between, across |
| dys | difficult/abnormal |
| ecto/ex/exo | outside/without/away from |
| en/endo/em/eso | inside |
| epi | above/on |
| eu | good/normal |
| hemi/semi | half/partly |
| hyper | excessive/greater than normal |
| hypo/sub | beneath/below normal, under |
| in | not |
| infra | beneath |
| inter | between |
| intra | within/inside of |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad |
| meso | middle, moderate |
| micro | small |
| multi/poly | many/excessive |
| nulli | none |
| para | near, beside, resembling, abnormal |
| per | completely, through, by |
| peri | around, near |
| post | after, behind |
| primi | first |
| re | back, again |
| retro | behind, backward |
| super | more than normal, excessive |
| supra | above, over |
| sy(n)(m) | together, union |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across/through |
| uni | one |