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prefixes for module one
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | no, not, without, lack of, apart |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards, near |
| anti- | opposing, against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | double |
| brady- | slow |
| brachy- | short |
| circum- | around |
| con- | together, with |
| contra- | against |
| di- | twice, two |
| dia- | through, between, complete |
| dis- | apart |
| dys- | bad, abnormal, painful, difficult |
| ec-, exo-, ecto- | out, outside, outer, away from |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | above, over, upon |
| extra- | beyond, outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, beyond, excessive |
| hypo- | below, under, deficient |
| infer- | beneath |
| intra- | within |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | change, beyond, over, between |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| odyno- | painful |
| oligo- | scanty, little |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside, alongside, abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many, much, excessive |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| presby- | old age |
| pro- | before, forward |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | back, backward, again |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | under, beneath |
| supra- | above, beyond, superior |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |