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