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Question | Answer |
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a, an | Without |
ab | Away from |
acoust- | ear |
ad | towards |
ana- | up |
ante- | before |
append- | to hang something |
bi, di | two |
branchy- | short |
brady- | slow |
contra- | against |
dis- | to undo, free from |
dors- | back |
dys | difficult, bad, abnormal |
ecto-, exo- | outside |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon |
erythr- | red |
glyc- | sweet |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | decrease, below |
inter- | between |
intra- | inside |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
ortho- | straight or erect |
para- | beside |
patho- | disease |
peri- | surrounding |
poly- | many |
pre- | before |
pseudo- | false |
sub- | under or below |
super- | over or above |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | through, across, beyond |
tri- | three |