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Prefixes

Anti-

Against

Brady-

Slow

Dys-

Abnormal or painful

Exo-

Outside

Hyper-

Above or above normal

Macro-

Large

Mono-

Single or one

Pan-

All

Poly-

Many, or more than usual

Schiz(o)-

Split

Tachy-

Fast

Auto-

Self

Chem(o)-

Chemistry or drug

Endo-

Inside or within

Hetero-

Different

Hypo-

Under or below normal

Mal-

Bad or ill

Multi-

Many

Para-

Beside, beyond, around, or abnormal

Pre-

Before

Sub-

Below or under

Trans-

Moving through or across

Bi-

Two

Dia-

Complete or through

Epi-

Upon, above

Homo-

Same

Infra-

Below

Micro-

Small

Neo-

New

Peri-

Around

Retro-

Backward

Super-

Above, excessive

Uni-

One

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