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Helpful Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ante- | before |
| Anti- | against |
| Apo- | away from |
| Auto | self |
| Bi- | two |
| Ab- | apart, away from |
| A- | without, not |
| Amyl- | starch |
| An- | without, not |
| Ana- | up, back, again |
| Angio- | blood, vessel, duct |
| Bio- | life |
| Brachy | short |
| Chrom- | color |
| -cyte, -cyto | cell, hollow container |
| Di- | two, trouble |
| Dia- | day |
| Dys- | apart, out |
| Glyc- | sweet, sugar |
| -graph | record, writing |
| Hemo, | blood |
| Hetero- | mixed, unalike |
| Homo- | same, alike |
| Hyrdo- | water |
| Hyper- | excessive, above |
| Hypo- | below |
| Inter- | between |
| Intra- | within, inside |
| Ir- | not |
| -lysin, -lysis, -lytic | decompose, split, dissolve |
| Macro- | large |
| Micro- | small |
| Mono- | one, single |
| Myo- | muscle |
| Neur- | nerve |
| Oo- | egg |
| Ovi- | egg |
| Para- | beside, near, equal |
| Peri- | around |
| Phago- | eat |
| -phil- | loving, fond of |
| -plasm- | form, formed into |
| -ped | foot |
| Poly- | many |
| Post- | after, behind |
| Pro- | forward, favoring, before |
| Pseudo- | false, deceptive |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -tome, -tomy | cut, slice |
| -trophic | nourishment, one who feels |