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1
Q

Prim/i

A

First

2
Q

Mon/o

A

One

3
Q

Uni

A

One

4
Q

Hemi

A

Half, one sided

5
Q

Semi

A

Half, partial

6
Q

Bi

A

Two, twice

7
Q

Di

A

Two, twice

8
Q

Dipl/o

A

Double

9
Q

Tri

A

Three

10
Q

Quadr/i

A

Four

11
Q

Tetra

A

Four

12
Q

Multi

A

Many

13
Q

Poly

A

Many, much

14
Q

Cyan/o

A

Blue

15
Q

Erythr/o

A

Red

16
Q

Leuk/o

A

White, colorless

17
Q

Melan/o

A

Black, dark

18
Q

Xanth/o

A

Yellow

19
Q

A- an-

A

Not, without, lack of, absence

20
Q

Anti

A

Against

21
Q

Contra

A

Against, opposites, opposed

22
Q

De

A

Down, without, removal, loss

23
Q

Dis

A

Absence, removal, separation

24
Q

In- Im-

A

Not

25
Q

Non

A

Not

26
Q

Un

A

Not

27
Q

Ab

A

Away from

28
Q

Ad

A

Toward, near

29
Q

Dia

A

Through

30
Q

Per

A

Through

31
Q

Trans

A

Through

32
Q

Hyper

A

Over, excess, abnormally high, increased

33
Q

Hypo

A

Under, below, abnormally low, decreased

34
Q

Olig/o

A

Few, scanty

35
Q

Pan

A

All

36
Q

Super

A

Above, excess

37
Q

Equi

A

Equal, same

38
Q

Eu

A

True, good, easy, normal

39
Q

Hetero

A

Other, different, unequal

40
Q

Homo, homeo

A

Same, unchanging

41
Q

Iso

A

Equal, same

42
Q

Macro

A

Large, abnormally large

43
Q

Mega, Megal/o

A

Large, abnormally large

44
Q

Micro

A

Small

45
Q

Neo

A

New

46
Q

Normo

A

Normal

47
Q

Ortho

A

Straight, correct, upright

48
Q

Poikilo

A

Varied, irregular

49
Q

Pseudo

A

False

50
Q

Re

A

Again, back

51
Q

Ante

A

Before

52
Q

Pre

A

Before, in front of

53
Q

Pro

A

Before, in front of

54
Q

Post

A

After, behind

55
Q

Dextr/o

A

Right

56
Q

Sinistr/o

A

Left

57
Q

Ec-, ecto-

A

Out, outside

58
Q

Ex/o

A

Away from, outside

59
Q

End/o

A

In, within

60
Q

Mes/o

A

Middle

61
Q

Syn-, sym

A

Together

62
Q

Tel/e, tel/o

A

End, far, at a distance