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PREFIXES
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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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 |