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prefixes, suffixes, combing forms
Term | Definition |
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poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre-, pro- | before |
pseudo-, pseud/o | fake, look a like |
pyo- | pus |
pyr/o | heat, fever |
re-, retro- | do again, behind |
semi- | half |
sten/o- | narrow, close |
sub- | under, below |
super-, supra- | above |
sym-, syn- | together, joined |
tachy- | fast |
telo- | ending |
therm- | warmth, heat |
trans- | across |
ultra- | excess |
xero- | dry |
albin/o | no color |
chloro- | green |
chromo- | color |
cirrhos- | yellow tint |
cyano- | blue |
erythro- | red |
leuko- | white |
melan/o- | black |
polio- | gray |
porphyr/o | purple |
rhodo- | red |
xanth/o- | yellow |
nulli- | none |
haplo- | half |
mon-, mono- | 1 |
bi-, di-, dipl- | 2 |
tri- | 3 |
quadri-, tetra | 4 |
penta- | 5 |
hex-, sex- | 6 |
octo-, octa- | 8 |
deci- | 10 |