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Helpful Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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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 |