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Prefixes
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | no |
| an- | not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| di- | double |
| diplo- | both |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against |
| dys- | pain; bad; difficult |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above; upon |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| infra- | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | near; beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| sub- | under; below |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | through; across |
| alb- | white |
| ambi- | both; both sides |
| bio- | life |
| circum- | around |
| con- | together; with |
| de- | down; from |
| dia- | through |
| dis- | free of; to undo |
| ecto- | outside |
| eu- | good; normal |
| ex- | outside |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| homeo- | same; likeness |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| idio- | individual |
| in- | in; inside |
| juxta- | near; beside |
| mal- | bad; poor |
| mega- | large |
| megalo- | large |
| meta- | beyond; after |
| milli- | one-thousandth |
| multi- | many |
| non- | not |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | across; in front |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadra- | four |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | back; again |
| retro- | backward; behind |
| semi- | half |
| sym-; sym- | joined; together |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond; excess |
| uni- | one |