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Prefixes
Chapter 2
Term | Definition |
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a- | no |
an- | not |
ab- | away from |
ad- | towards |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
di- | double |
diplo- | both |
brady- | slow |
contra- | against |
dys- | pain; bad; difficult |
endo- | within |
epi- | above; upon |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | above; excessive |
hypo- | below; deficient |
infra- | below |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | near; beside |
per- | through |
peri- | around; surrounding |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
sub- | under; below |
supra- | above |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | through; across |
alb- | white |
ambi- | both; both sides |
bio- | life |
circum- | around |
con- | together; with |
de- | down; from |
dia- | through |
dis- | free of; to undo |
ecto- | outside |
eu- | good; normal |
ex- | outside |
exo- | outside |
extra- | outside |
homeo- | same; likeness |
homo- | same |
hydro- | water |
idio- | individual |
in- | in; inside |
juxta- | near; beside |
mal- | bad; poor |
mega- | large |
megalo- | large |
meta- | beyond; after |
milli- | one-thousandth |
multi- | many |
non- | not |
primi- | first |
pro- | across; in front |
pseudo- | false |
quadra- | four |
quadri- | four |
re- | back; again |
retro- | backward; behind |
semi- | half |
sym-; sym- | joined; together |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond; excess |
uni- | one |