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Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dia | across/through |
| epi | upon, following, or subsequent to |
| micro | small |
| peri | around |
| pre | before |
| post | after |
| ante, pre | before |
| brady | abnormally slow rate of speed |
| neo | new |
| post | after |
| tachy | rapid, abnormally high rate of speed |
| ab | away from, outside of, beyond |
| ad | toward, near to |
| con, sym, syn | with within |
| contra | against |
| ec, ecto, ex, exo | outside |
| en | inside |
| endo | within |
| epi | upon, subsequent to |
| extra | beyond, outside |
| hyper | above, beyond normal (too much) |
| hypo | low, below normal (too little) |
| infra | inside or below |
| inter | between |
| intra | inside, within |
| meso | middle |
| meta | beyond |
| pan | all or everywhere |
| para | alongside, like |
| peri | around |
| retro | backward, behind |
| bi | two |
| di, dipl | two, twice |
| hemi, semi | half |
| macro | big |
| mono | one |
| olig, oligo | a few |
| poly | many |
| quadri | four |
| semi | half, partial |
| tetra | four |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |
| epi | upon |
| sub | below |