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Prefix
Term | Definition |
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A-,an- | Without,not lack of |
Ab- | Away from |
Ad- | To toward,near |
Ante- | Before,forward,in front of |
Anti- | Against |
Auto- | Self |
Bi- | Double,two,twice |
Brady- | Slow |
Circum- | Around |
Contra | Against, opposite |
De- | Down,from |
Dia- | Across,through,apart |
Dis- | Apart,free from |
Dys- | Difficult,abnormal |
Ecto- | Outer,outside |
En- | In into within |
Endo- | Inner,inside |
Epi- | Over,on,upon |
Eryth- | Red |
Eu- | Normal,good,well,healthy |
Ex- | Out,out of,from,away from |
Hemi | Half |
Hyper- | Excessive,too much,high |
Hypo- | Under,decreased,less than normal |
In- | In,into,within,not |
Infra- | Within |
Inter- | Between |
Intra- | Into,within |
Leuk- | White |
Macro- | Large |
Mal- | Illness,disease |
Meg- | Large |
Micro- | Small |
Mono- | One,single |
Muco- | Mucous |
Neo- | New |
Non- | Not |
Olig- | Small,scant |
Para- | Beside,beyond,after |
Per- | By,through |
Peri- | Around |
Poly- | Many,much |
Post- | After,behind |
Pre- | Before,in front of, prior to |
Pro- | Before,in front of |
Re- | Again,backward |
Retro- | Backward,behind |
Sang- | Blood |
Semi- | Half |
Sero- | Thin,watery fluid |
Sub- | Under,beneath |
Super- | Above,over,excess |
Supra- | Above,over |
Tachy- | Fast,rapid |
Trans- | Across,over |
Uni- | One |