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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nulli | none |
| primi | first |
| mono | one |
| uni | one |
| bi | two |
| di | two |
| quad | four |
| hemi | half, partly |
| semi | half, partly |
| multi | many |
| poly | many |
| hyper | excessive, more than normal |
| hypo | beneath or below |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| alb/o | white |
| chlor/o | green |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| melan/o | black |
| xantho/o | yellow |
| ab | away |
| ad | toward |
| ante- | before |
| pro- | before |
| dia- | going through |
| ecto- | out, without, away from |
| exo, ex- | out, without, away from |
| en-, endo- | inside |
| epi- | above, on |
| hypo- | beneath, under |
| sub- | beneath, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| meso- | middle |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after, behind |
| retro | backward, behind |
| super- | above, beyond |
| supra | above, beyond |
| a- | no, not, without |
| an | no, not, without |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against |
| Brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| in- | not or inside (in) |
| mal- | bad |
| para- | near, beside, or abnormal |
| per- | through or by |
| tachy- | fast |