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Prefixes

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Definition
dia   across/through  
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epi   upon, following, or subsequent to  
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micro   small  
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peri   around  
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pre   before  
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post   after  
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ante, pre   before  
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brady   abnormally slow rate of speed  
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neo   new  
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post   after  
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tachy   rapid, abnormally high rate of speed  
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ab   away from, outside of, beyond  
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ad   toward, near to  
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con, sym, syn   with within  
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contra   against  
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ec, ecto, ex, exo   outside  
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en   inside  
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endo   within  
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epi   upon, subsequent to  
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extra   beyond, outside  
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hyper   above, beyond normal (too much)  
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hypo   low, below normal (too little)  
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infra   inside or below  
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inter   between  
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intra   inside, within  
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meso   middle  
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meta   beyond  
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pan   all or everywhere  
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para   alongside, like  
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peri   around  
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retro   backward, behind  
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bi   two  
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di, dipl   two, twice  
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hemi, semi   half  
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macro   big  
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mono   one  
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olig, oligo   a few  
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poly   many  
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quadri   four  
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semi   half, partial  
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tetra   four  
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tri   three  
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uni   one  
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epi   upon  
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sub   below  
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