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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A-, An- | without or absence of |
| Ab- | form 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 form |
| 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- | four |
| Trans- | through, across, beyond |
| Tri- | three |
| Ultra- | beyond ; excess |
| Uni- | one |