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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-; an- | no; not; without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| amph- | around; on both sides; doubly |
| ana- | up; apart; backward; again; anew |
| ante- | before; forward |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self; own |
| bi- | two; both |
| bini- | double |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
| di- | twice |
| dia- | through; complete |
| dolicho- | long |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
| ec- | out; outside |
| electro- | electricity |
| en- | in; within |
| endo- | in; within |
| epi- | above; upon; on |
| eso- | inward |
| eu- | good; normal; true |
| ex- | out; away from |
| exo- | out; away from |
| extra- | outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | deficient; below; under; less than normal |
| in- | in; into; not |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within; into |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| mega- | large |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | change; beyond |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | single; one |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| oligo- | scanty; low amount |
| oxy- | sharp; swift; rapid; acid; oxygen; quick |
| pan- | all |
| par- | other than; abnormal |
| para- | near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of |
| peri- | surrounding; around |
| polio- | grey matter |
| poly- | many; much |
| post- | after; behind |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before; forward |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | back; again; backward |
| retro- | behind; back; backward |
| sub- | under; below |
| supra- | above; upper |
| sym- | together; with |
| syn- | together; with |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| trans- | across; through |
| vivi- | live; life |