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Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | without |
| ab, abs | away from |
| ad | toward to |
| ambi | both, around |
| an | without |
| ana | up, toward |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| apo | deeived, separate |
| aut(o) | self |
| bi | twice, double |
| brachy | short |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down |
| circum | around |
| co, col, com, con, cor | together |
| contra | against |
| de | away from |
| di, dif, dir, dis | not, separated |
| dia | through |
| dys | abnormal, difficult |
| ect(o) | outside |
| end(o) | within |
| epi | over |
| eu | well, good, normal |
| ex | out of, away from |
| exo | external, on the outside |
| extra | without, outside of |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above normal; overly |
| hypo | below normal |
| infra | positioned beneath |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| iso | equal, same |
| mal | bad; inadequate |
| meg(a), megal(o) | large |
| mes(o) | middle, median |
| meta | after |
| micr(o) | small, microscope |
| mon(o) | single |
| multi | many |
| olig(o) | few; little; scanty |
| pan, pant(o) | all, entire |
| par(a) | beside; abnormal; involving two parts |
| per | through, intensely |
| peri | around, about, near |
| pluri | several, more |
| poly | many |
| post | after, following |
| pre | before |
| pro | before, forward |
| quadra, quadri | four |
| re | again, backward |
| retro | behind, backward |
| semi | half |
| sub | less than, under, inferior |
| super | more than, above, superior |
| supra | above, over |
| syl, sym, syn, sys | together |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across, through |
| ultra | beyond, excessive |
| un | not |
| uni | one |