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Common Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ad | toward |
| and | up - apart |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| bi | two |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down |
| con | with-together |
| contra | against |
| de | lack of |
| dia | throught |
| dys | bad |
| ec, ecto | in, within |
| epi | upon |
| ex | out, outside |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | excessive, above |
| hypo- | deficient, below |
| in | not |
| in | into, within |
| infra | beneath, under |
| inter | between |
| intra | in, within |
| mal | bad |
| meta | beyond |
| micro | small |
| new | mew |
| pan | all |
| para | abnormal, beside |
| per | through |
| peri | surrounding |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | before |
| psuedo | false |
| re | back, again |
| retro | behind, backward |
| sub | under |
| supra | above, up |
| syn | together, with |
| sym | together, with |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across, through |
| ultra | beyond, excess |
| uni | one |