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Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | without, lack of |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| ambi- | both |
| ana- | up, toward, apart |
| ante- | before, in front of, foward |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| apo- | seperation from, deprived from |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, double, twice |
| cata- | down, under, lower, against |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | opposed, against |
| de- | reverse, removed |
| di- | two, twice |
| dia- | between, through, apart, across |
| dis- | apart from, free from |
| dys- | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| e-, ec-, ex- | out of, from, away from |
| exto-, exo- | outer, outside, situated on |
| endo- | within, inner |
| ep-, epi- | upon, on, over, above |
| eu- | normal, good, well, helathy |
| extra- | outside of, beyond |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, above, beyond |
| hypo- | deficient, beneath, under |
| im-, in- | in, into, within |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| intro- | into, within |
| mes-, meso- | middle |
| meta- | change, beyond,after |
| micr-, micro- | small |
| multi-, mult- | many |
| neo- | new, recent |
| oligo- | means scant or little |
| pan- | all, entire |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| per- | through, excessive |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many, much, excessive |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | again, backward |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| semi- | half, partial |
| sub- | under, beneath |
| super-, supra- | above, superior, excess |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |