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Prefix & meaning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- , an- | without |
| ab- | away, from |
| ad- | toward |
| amb- | walk |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two, twice, double |
| Brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against |
| de- | down |
| dis- | away from |
| dys- | painful, abnormal |
| endo- | within, inside |
| epi | above, on |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex, extra- | outside of |
| fore- | in front of |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive, increased |
| hypo- | below, decreased, insufficient |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between , among |
| intra- | within, during |
| juxta- | nearby, next to |
| mal- | bad |
| mega- | exceptionally large |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | over, beyond |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| olig- | less than normal |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre, pro, - | before, in front of |
| presby- | older age |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | behind, in back of |
| sub- | under |
| super-, supra- | above, excess |
| sum-, syn- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |