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prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | absence or lack |
| af | toward |
| an | absence or lack |
| ante | before |
| anti | against; resisting |
| auto | self |
| bi | two; double |
| circum | around |
| co, con | with; together |
| contra | against; resisting |
| de | undoing; loss; removal |
| dia | through; between |
| dipl | twofold; double |
| dys | faulty; painful; difficult |
| ectop | displaced |
| ef | away from |
| em, en | in; inside |
| Endo | within |
| epi | upon; over; above |
| eu | good |
| exo | outside |
| extra | outside of |
| hapl | single |
| hema(o) | blood |
| hemato | blood |
| hemi | half |
| homeo | same; equal |
| hyper | over; above |
| hypno | sleep |
| hypo | under; below |
| infra | below; beneath |
| inter | between |
| intra | within; inside |
| iso | same; equal |
| macro | large |
| mega | large; million |
| mes | middle |
| meta | beyond; transition |
| micro | small; million(th) |
| milli | thousandth |
| mono | one (single) |
| neo | new |
| non | not |
| oligo | few; scanty |
| ortho | straight; correct |
| para | beside; near |
| per | through |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre, pro | before; ahead of |
| quadr | four |
| re | back; again |
| retro | behind; backward |
| semi | half |
| sub | underneath; beneath |
| super, supra | above; upon |
| trans | across, through |
| tri | three; triple |