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Details Title UBC CLST301-Module 3 Biological Terminology II Description Prefixes Total Cards 27 Subject Classics Created 04/06/2011

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Term a- an- ar-	Definition absence of [a- becomes an- when the following letter is a vowel or “h”; it becomes ar- when the following letter is “r”]
Term ante- pre- pro-	Definition before
Term anti-	Definition against
Term de-	Definition from; down from; away
Term dia-	Definition through
Term dys-	Definition faulty; difficult; bad; with difficulty; badly
Term ecto-	Definition outside
Term en- endo- ento-	Definition in; within
Term epi-	Definition on; upon; toward
Term eso- eiso-	Definition in; into
Term eu-	Definition normal; good; well
Term ex- exo-	Definition out; out of; outside of
Term hyper-	Definition above; excessive; excess of; greater than normal
Term hypo- sub-	Definition below; under; less than normal; deficiency of
Term infra-	Definition below
Term inter-	Definition between
Term intra-	Definition within
Term meta-	Definition beyond; after; change
Term neo-	Definition new
Term non-	Definition not
Term para-	Definition beside; beyond
Term peri- circum-	Definition around
Term post-	Definition after; behind; posterior
Term pre- pro-	Definition before
Term super- supra-	Definition above; beyond; superior [These two suffixes are not synonymous with hyper-]
Term syn- con-	Definition with; together; fused [This last meaning is used only in particular contexts.]
Term trans-	Definition across; through

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