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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a,an | without, 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 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 | again |
| retro | backward or behind |
| semi | half |
| sub | under |
| super | over or above |
| syn | together or joined |
| tachy | fast |
| tetra | four |
| trans | through, across, beyond |
| tri | three |
| ultra | beyond; express |
| uni | one |