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Term | Definition |
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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 |