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Prefix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |