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Question | Answer |
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a | without, lack of |
ab- | away from |
ad- | to, toward |
ambi- | both |
amphi | both sides |
an- | without, lack of |
ana | up, apart |
anis/o | unequal, dissimilar |
ante | before, in front of, forward |
anter/o | in front of, before |
anti | against |
auto | self |
bi | two |
brady | slow |
cata | down |
circum | around |
co | together |
con | together |
contra | against, opposite |
de | lack of, down, away from |
dextr/o | right side |
di | two |
dia | between, through, complete |
dipl-, dipl/0 | double two-fold |
dors/o | back |
dys | painful, difficult, bad |
ec-, ex | out, out from |
ect/o-, exo-, extra | outside, outward |
em, en | in |
endo- | within |
epi | upon, above |
eu- | good, normal |
extra- | outside |
hemi- | half |
heter/o | different |
hidr/o | sweat |
homo- | same |
hydr/0 | water |
hyper- | above, excessive, beyond |
hypo- | below, deficient, under |
im, in- | not, in |
infra- | below, inferior to |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
is/o | equal |
later/o | side |
macro- | large, visible to the naked eye |
mal- | bad |
meso-, mis-, medi | middle |
meta- | change, beyond, after, over |
micro- | small, not visible to the naked eye |
mon/o | one |
multi- | many, much |
neo- | new |
pachy- | thick |
pan- | all |
para- | beside, along side, near |
per- | through |
peri- | around, surrounding |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
poster/0 | posterior, behind, toward the back |
pre- | before, in front of |
primi- | first |
pro- | before |
pseud/o- | false |
quad, quadri | four |
re- | back, again |
retro- | behind, backward |
scler/o- | hard |
semi- | part of, half |
sinistr/o | left side |
sub- | under, below |
super- | above, upper, excessive |
supra- | above, upon |
sym, syn | together, with, joined |
tachy- | fast |
tetra- | four |
trans, | across, through |
tri | three |
ultra- | beyond, in excess |
uni- | one |
ar | without, lack of |
com- | together |