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Anatomy prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a, an, ar | without, lack of |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ambi | both |
| amphi | both sides |
| ana | up |
| ante | before |
| antero | before |
| anti | against |
| aniso | unequal, dissimilar |
| auto | self |
| bi | two |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down |
| circum | around |
| co, com, con | together |
| contra | opposite |
| de | lack of |
| dextro | right side |
| di | two |
| dia | between |
| dipl, diplo | double |
| dorso | back |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| ec, ex | out, out from |
| ecto, exo, extra | outside |
| em, en | in |
| endo | within |
| epi | upon |
| eu | good, normal |
| extra | outside |
| hemi | half |
| hetero | different |
| hidro | sweat |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| hypo | below, deficient |
| im, in, | not, in |
| infra | below, inferior to |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| iso | equal |
| latero | side |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad |
| meso, mid, medi | middle |
| meta | change |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| pachy | thick |
| pan | all |
| para | beside |
| per | through |
| peri | around, surrounding |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| postero | posterior, behind |
| pre | before |
| primi | first |
| pro | before |
| pseudo | false |
| quad, quadri | four |
| re | back |
| retro | behind |
| sclero | hard |
| semi | part of |
| sinistro | left side |
| sub | under, below |
| super | above |
| supra | above |
| sym, syn | together |
| tachy | fast |
| tetra | four |
| trans | across, through |
| tri | three |
| ultra | beyond, in excess |
| uni | one |