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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AB | AWAY FROM |
| AD | FORWARD |
| ANA | UP |
| ANTE | BEFORE , FORWARD |
| AUTO AUT | SELF, OWN |
| BI | TWO |
| BRADY | SLOW |
| CATA | DOWN |
| CON | WITH, TOGETHER |
| CONTRA | AGAINST, OPPOSITE |
| DE | DOWN, LACK OF |
| EC , ECTO | OUT, OUTSIDE |
| EPI | UPON , ON, ABOVE |
| EU | GOOD, NORMAL |
| EX, EXO | OUT, OUTSIDE OF , OUTWARD |
| HEMI | HALF |
| HYPER | EXCESSIVE, ABOVE |
| HYPO | BELOW |
| IN | NOT, INTO , WITHIN |
| INFRA | BENEATH, UNDER |
| INTER | BETWEEN |
| INTRA | IN , WITHIN, INTO |
| MARCO | LARGE |
| MAL | BAD |
| META | BEYOND CHANGE |
| MICRO | SMALL |
| NEO | NEW |
| PAN | ALL |
| PARA | THROUGH |
| POST | AFTER, BEHIND |
| PRE | BEFORE, IN FRONT OF |
| PROS, PROS | BEFORE, FORWARD |
| RETRO | BEHIND, BACKWARD |
| RE | BACK, AGAIN |
| SUB | UNDER |
| SUPRA | ABOVE, UPPER |
| SYN, SYM | TOGETHER, WITHIN |
| TACHY | FAST |
| TRANS | ACROSS, THROUGH |
| A , AN | WITHOUT, LACK OF |
| DUS | ABNORMAL, PANFUL, LABORED DEFECTIVE |
| FIBR/O | FIBER, FIBERS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUES |
| MYEL/O | BONE MORROW AND SPINAL CORD |
| ORTH/O | STRAIGHT |
| OSTE/O | BONE(S) |
| PER | THROUGH |
| DYS | BAD, PAINFUL, DIFFICULT ABNORMAL |
| ENDO | IN, WITHIN |
| PERI | SURROUNDING |
| TETRA | FOUR |
| TRI | THREE |
| PRO | BEFORE, FORWARD |
| DIA | COMPLETE, THROUGH |