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Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an, a | without |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| co-, con-, com | with, together |
| contra- | aganist |
| dia- | through |
| dys- | painful |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | inside |
| epi- | upon |
| ex- | out |
| hemi- | one-half |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | below |
| inter- | between |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| olig- | scanty |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | behind |
| semi- | one-half |
| sub- | situated below |
| super- | upper, above |
| supra- | situated above |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| trans- | through, across |
| tri- | three |