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PREFIXES
Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | Away from; without |
| ad- | toward |
| ultra | beyond, higher |
| trans- | across; through |
| circum- | around |
| de- | reversal of; without |
| supra- | above |
| sub- | below; underneath; less than |
| dia- | complete; completely through |
| retro- | behind; backward |
| pro- | before |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| post- | after; behind |
| Ec/Ecto- | out; outward; outermost; |
| Em- | in |
| endo- | innermost; within |
| epi- | upon, above |
| infra- | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | after, subsequent to; transition change |
| mid- | middle |
| peri- | around |
| per- | through, throughout |
| para- | beside, apart from; two parts of a pair; abnormal |
| hemi- | one-half |
| pan- | all |
| multi- | many, much |
| uni- | single, not paired |
| poly- | many, much |
| quad- | four |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| mal- | bad, inadequate |
| non- | not |
| sym- | together |
| eu- | normal, good |