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Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A-, An- | Without or Absence of |
| Ab- | From or Away |
| Ad- | To or towards |
| Ana- | Up |
| Ante- | Before |
| Anti- | Against |
| Append- | To hang something |
| Bi, Bin- | 2 |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Contra- | Against |
| Di- | 2 |
| Dis- | To Undo; Free From |
| Ecto-, Exo, Extra- | Outside |
| Endo | Within |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Erythr- | Red |
| Glyc- | Sweet |
| Hyper- | Over |
| Hypo- | Under |
| Im- | Not |
| Infra- | Beneath; Below |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Inside |
| Iso- | Equal |
| Macro- | Large |
| Mal- | Bad |
| Meso- | Middle |
| Meta- | After |
| Micro- | Small |
| Mono- | One |
| Multi- | Many |
| Mut- | Change |
| Neo- | New |
| Para- | Beside |
| Patho- | Disease |
| Peri- | Surrounding |
| Poly- | Many |
| Post- | After |
| Pre- | Before |
| Pseudo- | False |
| Re- | Back, Again |
| Retro- | Backward or Behind |
| Semi- | Half |
| Sub- | Under or Below |
| Super | Over or Above |
| Syn- | Together or Joined |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Tetra- | 4 |
| Trans- | Across |
| Tri- | 3 |
| Ultra- | Beyond; Excess |
| Uni- | 1 |