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PT205 Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | without, not, no |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | before, forward |
| auto- | self |
| bio- | life |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| con- | together, with |
| contra- | against |
| dia- | complete, through |
| dys- | bad, abnormal, painful |
| ecto- | out, outside |
| en- | in, within, inward |
| endo- | into, within |
| epi- | upon, above |
| eu- | good, normal, well |
| ex-, exo- | out, away from |
| extra- | outside |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | below, deficient, under |
| in- | not, into, in |
| infra- | below, inferior |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within, into, inside |
| iso- | same, equal |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | change, beyond, after |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| para- | near, beside, abnormal, alongside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many, excessive |
| post- | behind, after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, in front |
| re- | again, back |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | below, under, beneath |
| super- | above, over |
| supra- | above, on top of, upper |
| syn- | together, with, union |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | beyond, excessive |