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prefixes, suffixes, combing forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre-, pro- | before |
| pseudo-, pseud/o | fake, look a like |
| pyo- | pus |
| pyr/o | heat, fever |
| re-, retro- | do again, behind |
| semi- | half |
| sten/o- | narrow, close |
| sub- | under, below |
| super-, supra- | above |
| sym-, syn- | together, joined |
| tachy- | fast |
| telo- | ending |
| therm- | warmth, heat |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | excess |
| xero- | dry |
| albin/o | no color |
| chloro- | green |
| chromo- | color |
| cirrhos- | yellow tint |
| cyano- | blue |
| erythro- | red |
| leuko- | white |
| melan/o- | black |
| polio- | gray |
| porphyr/o | purple |
| rhodo- | red |
| xanth/o- | yellow |
| nulli- | none |
| haplo- | half |
| mon-, mono- | 1 |
| bi-, di-, dipl- | 2 |
| tri- | 3 |
| quadri-, tetra | 4 |
| penta- | 5 |
| hex-, sex- | 6 |
| octo-, octa- | 8 |
| deci- | 10 |