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Common General Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ad-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, ap-, ar- as- at- | toward, increasing |
| alb- | white |
| ambi- | both |
| ana- | up, upward |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, both |
| bio- | life |
| broncho- | bronchus, bronchi |
| circum- | around |
| con-. col-. com-. cor- | together, with |
| contra- | against |
| de- | away form, down, not |
| dia- | through |
| dis- | apart, separate |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful. poor |
| ec- | out, away |
| ecto- | outside |
| en-, em- | in |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon, over |
| eu- | good |
| ex-, e- | out, away |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, beyond |
| hypo- | below, under |
| in-, il-, im-, ir- | not |
| infra- | below, under, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| iso- | equal |
| juxta- | near, beside |
| mal- | bad |
| mega-, megal-/o | large |
| mes-/o | middles |
| meta- | beyond, after |
| micro- | small |
| milli- | one-thousandth |
| mono- | one, single |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new, recent |
| non- | not- |
| para- | near, beside, beyond, opposite, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| primi- | first |
| re- | again, back |
| retro- | back, backward, behind |
| rube- | red |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| sarco- | flesh |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | above, excessive |
| supra- | above, over |
| syn-, sym- | togehter |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excessive |
| uni- | one |