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a-, an-
Without, absence of
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allo-
(Greek) Other, different (from another individual of same species)
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anti-
(Greek) Against
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contra-
(Latin) Against, opposite
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de-
(Latin) Down, away from, removal
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dys-
(Greek) Difficult, painful, abnormal
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eu-, normo-
(Greek: eu-) Normal, good; (Latin: normo-) Normal, standard
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hetero-
(Greek) Different, other
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homo-
(Greek) Same, alike
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hyper-
(Greek) Above, excess
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hypo-
(Greek) Below, under, deficient
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in-
(Latin) Not, inward, into
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mal-
(Latin) Bad, abnormal
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neo-
(Greek) New
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pseudo-
(Greek) False
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re-
(Latin) Again, back
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xeno-
(Greek) Foreign, strange (from a different species)
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ab-
(Latin) Away from
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ad-
(Latin) Toward, near
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ante-, antero-
(Latin) Before, in front
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dextro-
(Latin) Right side
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dia-
(Greek) Through, across, complete
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dorsi-, dorso-
(Latin) Back, posterior surface
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endo-
(Greek) Within, inside
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epi-
(Greek) Upon, above, over
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ex-, exo-
(Greek) Outside, out of
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extra-, extro-
(Latin) Outside, beyond
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fore-
(Old English) Before, in front of
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inter-
(Latin) Between
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intra-, intro-
(Latin) Within, into
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ipsi-
(Latin) Same side
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juxta-
(Latin) Near, beside, adjacent
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latero-
(Latin) Side, lateral
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levo-, sinistro-
(Latin) Left side
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medi-
Middle, median
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meso-
(Greek) Middle
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para-
(Greek) Beside, near, abnormal
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per-
(Latin) Through, thoroughly
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peri-, circum-
(Greek: peri-) Around, surrounding; (Latin: circum-) Around, encircling
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post-
(Latin) After
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postero-
(Latin) Behind, toward the back
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pre-
(Latin) Before
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pro-
(Greek/Latin) Before, forward
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retro-
(Latin) Behind, backward
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sub-, infra-
(Latin: sub-) Below, under; (Latin: infra-) Below, beneath
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super-, supra-
(Latin) Above, beyond
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sym-, syn-
(Greek) Together, with
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trans-
(Latin) Across, through