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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A, -AN | NOT |
| AB | AWAY |
| AD , AF | TOWARD |
| AMBI | BOTH |
| AMBLY | DULL |
| ANTE | BEFORE |
| ANTI | AGAINST |
| AUTO | SELF |
| BI | TWO |
| BRADY | SLOW |
| CATA | DOWN |
| CIRCUM | AROUND |
| CON | WITH , TOGETHER |
| CONTRA | AGAINST |
| CRYPTO | HIDDEN |
| DE | DOWN , AWAY FROM |
| DIA | THROUGH |
| DIPL | DOUBLE |
| DYS | BAD |
| E | OUT |
| EC | OUT |
| ECTO | OUTSIDE |
| EF | OUT |
| EM- , EN- | IN , INSIDE |
| ENDO | IN , INSIDE |
| EPI | UPON |
| ESO | INWARD |
| EU | GOOD , NORMAL |
| EX | OUT |
| EXO | OUTSIDE |
| EXTRA | OUTSIDE |
| HEMI | HALF |
| HETERO | DIFFERENT |
| HOMO | SIMILAR |
| HYPER | OVER |
| HYPO | UNDER |
| IDIO | PRIVATE |
| INTER | BETWEEN |
| INTRA | IN , INSIDE |
| ISO | EQUAL |
| MACRO | LARGE |
| META | AFTER , OTHER , BEYOND |
| MICRO | SMALL |
| MONO | ONE |
| MULTI | MANY |
| NEO | NEW |
| OB- | IN THE WAY |
| OLIGO | FEW |
| ORTHO | STRAIGHT |
| PAN | ALL |
| PAR- , PARA- | AROUND , BESIDE |
| PER | THROUGH |
| PERI | AROUND |
| POLY | MANY |
| POST | AFTER |
| PRE | BEFORE |
| PRESBY | OLD |
| PRO | BEFORE , ON BEHALF OF |
| PROS | TO , TOWARD |
| PSEUD- , PSEUDO- | FALSE |
| RE | AGAIN |
| SCHIZO | DIVIDED |
| SEMI | HALF |
| SUB | BENEATH |
| SYM- , SYN- | WITH , TOGETHER |
| TACHY | FAST |
| TRANS | THROUGH , ACROSS |
| UNI | ONE |