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supra-
above, upper, excessive
myxa-
mucus
hydra-
relating to water
venter-
abdomen
uni-
one
un-
not
ultra-
beyond, excess
tri-
three
trans-
across, through
trachel-
neck
thio-
sulfur
tetra-
four
tachy-
fast, rapid
syn-
together, with, union, association
sym-
with, together, joined together
super-
above, excessive, higher than
sub-
under, less, below
stric-
narrowing
soma-
body
semi-
half
rube-
red
retro-
behind, backward, back of
re-
back, again
pros-
before
pro-
before, in behalf of
primi-
first
pre-
before, in front of
post-
after, behind
poly-
many
peri-
surrounding, around
per-
excessive, through
par-, para-
beside, near, beyond, abnormal, apart from, opposite, along side of
pan-
all, entire, every
pachy-
heavy, thick
os-
mouth, bone
ob-
against
nulli-
none
nor-
chemical compound
non-
no
niter-, nitro-
nitrogen
neo-
new, strange
multi-
many, much
mono-
one, single
mio-
smaller, less
milli-
one-thousandth
mes-, meso- , mid-
middle
micro-
small
meta-
change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next
mega-
large, great
mal-
bad, poor, evil
macro-
large, abnormal size or length, long
lepto-
small, soft
kera-
horn, hardness
kata-, kath-
down
juxta-
beside, near, nearby
iso-
equal
ir-
in
ipsi-
same
intro-
within, into, inside
intra-
within, inside
inter-
between, among
infra-
below, beneath, inferior to
in-
in, into, not, without
im-
not
hyper-
excessive, increased
hyp-, hypo-
deficient, decreased
holo-
all
hemi-
half
gen-
producing, forming
fore-
before, in front of
extra-
on the outside, beyond, outside
es-, ex-, exo-
out of, outside, away from
eu-
good, normal, well, easy
eso-
inward
epi-
above, upon, on
ento-
within
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
em-
in
edem-
swelling fluid, tumor
ec-, ecto-, ef-
out, outside
e-
out of, from
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
dis-
negative, apart, absence of
dia-
through, between, apart, complete
di-
twice, twofold, double
derma-
skin
demi-
half
deca-, deci-
ten, tenth
de-
down, lack of, from, not, removal
cyst-
bladder, bag
corti-
covering
contra-
against, counter, opposite
co-, com-, con-
together, with
circum-
around or about
cine-
relationship to movement
cera-
wax
cent-
hundred
cat-, cata-, cath-
down, lower, under, downward
calci-
calcium
brady-
slow
brachy-
short
bin-
two by two
bi-
twice, double, two
aud-
ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
at-
toward, to
asthen-
weakness, lack of strength
as-
toward, to
ap-, apo-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
ap-
toward, to
anti-
against
ante-
before, in front of
an-, ana-
up, apart, backward, excessive
an-
no, not, without
amph-
around, on both sides, doubly
ambi-
both sides, around or about, double
all-
other, different from normal, reversal
af-
toward, to
ad-
toward to, in the direction of
abs-
away from
ab-
away from, negative, absent
a-
no, not, away from, negative
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