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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 | Two |
| Brady | Slow |
| Contra | Against |
| Di | Two |
| 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 |
| Marco | 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 jointed |
| Tachy | Fast |
| Tetra | Four |
| Trans | Through, across, beyond |
| Tri | Three |
| Ultra | Beyond; excess |
| Uni | One |