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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| aut-, auto- | self, own |
| ad- | toward |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| con- | with, together |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| de- | down, lack of |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| ec- | out, outside |
| endo- | within, in |
| epi- | upon, on, above |
| eu- | good, normal |
| ex- | out, outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | deficient, under |
| in- | not, into within |
| infra- | beneath, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | in, within, into |
| marco- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | abnormal. besides, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, forward |
| pros- | before, forward |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | under |
| supra- | above, upper |
| syn-, sym- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast- |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| ab- | away from |
| acu- | needle |
| allo- | other, different |
| ambi- | around, on both sides, about |
| amphi- | around, on both sides |
| apo- | away, separation |
| atmo- | steam, vapor |
| atreto- | closed, lacking an opening |
| atto- | one quintillionth (10~18) |
| bary- | heavy, dull, hard |
| basia- | walking |
| bathy-, batho- | deep, depth |
| bio- | life, living |
| brachy- | short |
| centi- | one hundredth (10-2) |
| cine- | movement |
| circum- | around |
| com-, con- | with, together |
| deca- | ten (10-1) |
| deci- | one tenth |
| demi- | half |
| di- | two |
| dis- | apart, to separation |