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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, not, no |
| ab- | from, away from |
| a- | without, not, no |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ad- | toward, increase |
| alb- | white |
| an- | without, not, no |
| albin/o | white |
| ante- | before, in front |
| ambi- | both, both sides |
| anti- | against |
| an- | without, not, no |
| auto- | self |
| ante- | before, in front |
| bi- | two, double |
| anti- | against |
| bio- | life |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| bi- | two, double |
| chlor/o | green |
| bio- | life |
| circum- | around |
| brady- | slow |
| cirrh/o | yellow, tawny |
| chlor/o | green |
| con- | together, with |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against |
| cirrh/o | yellow, tawny |
| cyan/o | blue |
| con- | together, with |
| de- | down, from |
| contra- | against |
| dia- | through |
| cyan/o | blue |
| dis- | free of, to undo |
| de- | down, from |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful, disordered |
| dia- | through |
| ecto- | outside |
| dis- | free of, to undo |
| endo- | within, inner |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful, disordered |
| eosin/o | red, rosy |
| ecto- | outside |
| epi- | upon, over |
| endo- | within, inner |
| erythr/o | red |
| eosin/o | red, rosy |
| eu- | well, easily, good, normal |
| epi- | upon, over |
| ex- | out, away from, outside |
| erythr/o | red |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| eu- | well, easily, good, normal |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| ex- | out, away from, outside |
| glauc/o | gray, silver |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| hemi- | half |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| hetero- | different |
| glauc/o | gray, silver |
| homeo- | likeness, same |
| hemi- | half |
| homo- | same |
| hetero- | different |
| hydro- | water |
| homeo- | likeness, same |
| hyp- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| hyp- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
| idio- | individual |
| im- | not |
| in- | in, inside, within, not |
| infra- | beneath, below, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| juxta- | near, beside |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond, after |
| milli- | one-thousaNDTH |
| MONO- | ONE |
| MULTI- | MANY |
| NON- | NOT |
| PAN- | ALL |
| PARA- | NEAR, BESIDE, BEYOND, TWO LIKE PATS |
| PER- | THROUGH |
| PERI- | AROUND |
| POLI/O | GRAY |
| POLY- | MANY, MUCH, EXCESSIVE |
| POST- | AFTER, BEHIND |
| PRE- | BEFORE, IN FRONT |
| PRIMI- | FIRST |
| PSEUDO- | FALSE |
| PURPUR/O | PURPLE |
| QUADRI- | FOUR |
| RE- | BACK, AGAIN |
| RETRO- | BACKWARD, BEHIND |
| RUBE- | RED |
| SEMI- | HALF |
| SUB- | UNDER, BELOW |
| SUPRA- | ABOVE, OVER |
| SYM- | JOINED, TOGETHER |
| SYN- | JOINED, TOGETHER |
| TACHY- | RAPID |
| TRANS- | ACROSS, THROUGH |
| TRI- | THREE |
| ULTRA- | BEYOND, EXCESS |
| UNI- | ONE |
| XANTH/O | YELLOW |
| XERO | DRY |