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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prim/i- | first |
| mon/o- | one |
| uni- | one |
| hemi- | half, one side |
| semi- | half, partial |
| bi- | two, twice |
| di- | two, twice |
| dipl/o- | double |
| tri- | three |
| quadr/i- | four |
| tetra- | our |
| multi- | many |
| poly- | many, much |
| cyan/o- | blue |
| erythr/o- | red |
| leuk/o- | white, colorless |
| melan/o- | black, dark |
| xanth/o- | yellow |
| a-, an- | not, without, lack of, absence |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against, opposite, opposed |
| de- | down, without, removal, loss |
| dis- | absence, removal, separation |
| in-* , im- (used before b, m, p) | not |
| non- | not |
| un- | not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, near |
| dia- | through |
| per- | through |
| trans- | through,across |
| hyper- | over, excess, abnormally high, increased |
| hypo- | under, below, abnormally low, decreased |
| olig/0- | few, scanty |
| pan- | all |
| super- | above, excess |
| equi- | equal, same |
| eu- | true, good, easy, normal |
| hetero- | other, different, unequal |
| homo-, homeo- | same, unchanging |
| iso- | equal, same |
| macro- | large, abnormally large |
| mega-*, megal/o | large, abnormally large |
| micro-* | small |
| neo- | new |
| normo- | normal |
| ortho- | straight, correct, upright |
| poikilo- | varied, irregular |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | again, back |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | before |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, bad |
| endo- | within, inside |
| epi- | above, on |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex, extra-, exo- ecto- | outside of |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between,among |
| intra- | within,during |
| levo- | to the left |
| mal- | bad |
| mega- | exceptionally large |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | over, beyond |
| micro- | small |
| nulli- | none |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after,behind |
| pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
| presby- | old age |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | behind, in back of |
| sten- | under |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| para- | near,beside |
| cardi- | heart |
| neuro- | nerve |