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Prefixes
Prefixes and Terminology
Prefix | Meaning |
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ab- | away from |
ad- | toward, near |
ana- | up, apart |
ante- | before, forward |
anti- | against |
bi- | two, both |
brady | slow |
con- | with, together |
dia- | through, complete |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
ec- | out, outside |
endo- | within, in, inner |
epi- | above, upon |
ex- | out |
extra- | outside of |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, too much, above |
hypo- | deficient, too little, below |
in- | in, into |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
mal- | bad |
meta- | change, beyond |
neo- | new |
para- | beside, near along the side of |
peri- | surrounding |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before |
pro- | before, forward |
pros- | before, forward |
quadri- | four |
re- | back, behind |
retro- | back, behind |
sub- | under, less than |
syn- | with, together |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | cross, through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond |
uni- | one |
a-, an- | no, not, without |