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ALH Chapter 3
Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pre | before |
| peri | around |
| post | after |
| epi | above |
| hypo | under,below |
| infra | under |
| sub | under |
| inter | between |
| pro | before |
| retro | backward |
| bi | two |
| diplo | double |
| hemi | one half |
| hyper | excessive |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| uni | one |
| multi | many |
| poly | many |
| nulli | none |
| primi | first |
| quadri | four |
| tri | three |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| circum | around |
| dia | through, across |
| trans | through, across |
| ecto | outside |
| exo | outside |
| extra | outside |
| endo | within |
| intra | within |
| para | near |
| super | above |
| supra | above |
| ultra | excess |
| a | without |
| an | without |
| anti | against |
| contra | against |
| brady | slow |
| dys | bad |
| eu | good, normal |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| homeo | same |
| mal | bad |
| pan | all |
| pseudo | false |
| syn | union, together, joined |
| tachy | rapid |