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Term. Prefix
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A- | Without |
| Ab-, Abs- | Away from |
| Ad- | Towards, To |
| Ambi- | Both, Around |
| An- | Without |
| Ana- | Up, Towards |
| Ante- | Before |
| Anti- | Against |
| Apo- | Derived, Seperate |
| Aut(o)- | Self |
| Bi- | Twice, Double |
| Brachy- | Short |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Cata- | Down |
| Circum- | Around |
| Co-, Col-, Com-, Con-, Cor-, | Together |
| Contra- | Against |
| De- | Away from |
| Di-, Dif-, Dir-, Dis- | Not, Separated |
| Dia- | Through |
| Dys- | Abnormal, Difficult |
| Ect(o)- | Outside |
| End(o)- | Within |
| Epi- | Over |
| Eu- | Well, Normal, Good |
| Ex- | Put of, Away from |
| Exo- | External, On the outside |
| Extra- | Without, Outside of |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Hyper- | Above normal; Overly |
| Hypo- | Below normal |
| Infra- | Positioned beneath |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within |
| Iso- | Equal, Same |
| Mal- | Bad; Inadequate |
| Meg(a)-, Megal(o) | Large |
| Mes(o)- | Middle, Median |
| Meta- | After |
| Micr(o)- | Small, Microscopic |
| Mon(o)- | Single |
| Multi- | Many |
| Olig(o) | Few; Little; Scrawny |
| Pan-, Pant(o)- | All, Entire |
| Par(a)- | Beside; Abnormal; Involving two parts |
| Per- | Through, Intensely |
| Peri- | Around, About, Near |
| Pluri- | Several, More |
| Poly- | Many |
| Post- | After, Following |
| Pre- | Before |
| Pro- | Before, Forward |
| Quadra-, Quadri- | Four |
| Re- | Again, Backwards |
| Retro- | Behind, Backwards |
| Semi- | Half |
| Sub- | Less than, Under, Inferior |
| Super- | More than, Above, Superior |
| Supra- | Above, Over |
| Syl-, Sym-, Syn-, Sys- | Together |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Trans- | Across, Through |
| Ultra- | Beyond, Excessive |
| Un- | Not |
| Uni- | One |