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A & P
Root words Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | without |
| ab | away from |
| ad | towards |
| ana | again / create |
| anti | against / opposite |
| auto | to itself / by itself |
| bio | life |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down / against |
| chrom | color |
| circum | surround / around |
| contra | contrast |
| cyto | of a cell |
| de | reverse / undo |
| di | two |
| dys | impaired |
| e | taking out of |
| ec or ecto | outside of |
| end or endo | within |
| eu | good or well |
| ex | out of / without |
| homeo | similar / like |
| hydr | water |
| hyper | high |
| hypo | low |
| inter | between / among |
| iso | neutral |
| macro | big |
| mega | x 1 million |
| meso | middle |
| meta | after / along with |
| micro | small / one millionth |
| mono | one |
| necro | dead |
| neo | new |
| oligo | a few |
| para | beside / beyond |
| peri | enclosing |
| phag | eating / destroying |
| poly | many |
| pro | early / in front of |
| retro | backward / before |
| semi | half |
| som or soma | any non-sex cell |
| sten | narrow / contract |
| stasis | state of |
| sub | below |
| super | above |
| supra | above (anatomical) |
| syn | with / together |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across |
| vicer | internal organs |