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prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bi- | two or double |
| hemi- | half |
| milli- | one-thousandth |
| mono- | one |
| nulli- | none |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| semi- | half |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hyp- or hypo- | under, below or less than normal |
| multi- | many |
| poly- | many, much |
| ab- | away, from |
| ambi- | both sides, both |
| ante- pre- pro- | before, in front |
| circum- peri- | around |
| de- | down, from |
| dia- | through |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | over, upon |
| ex- exo- | out, away from, outside |
| extra- | beyond, outside |
| in- intra- | inside, within, not |
| infra- sub- | beneth, below, under |
| inter- | between |
| juxta- | near, beside |
| meso- | middle |
| para- | beside, near, beyond, 2 like parts |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| supra- | over, above |
| trans- | across, through |
| melan/o- | black |
| cyan/o- | blue |
| glauc/o- poli/o- | gray, silver |
| chlor/o- | green |
| purpur/o- | purple |
| eyryhr/o- eosin/o- rube- | red |
| alb- albin/o- leuk/o- | white |
| cirrh/o- jaund- xanth- | yellow, tawny |
| a- an- ana- im- in- non- | without, no, not |
| anti- contra- | against |
| dis- | free of, to undo |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| auto- | self |
| bio- | life |
| con- | against |
| de- | down, from |
| dia- | through |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful, disordered |
| ecto- ex- exo- extra- | outside |
| endo- | inside, within |
| eu- | well, easily, good, normal |
| hetero- | different |
| homeo- homo- | likeness, same |
| meso- | middle |
| pan- | all |
| primi- | first |
| sym- syn | joined. together |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |