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a/an

without;not

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ab

away from

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3

ad

toward,to,near

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4

ambi

both

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5

ante/pre/pro

before

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6

anti/contra

against/opposed to

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7

auto

self

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8

bi/di

two or both

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9

bio

life

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10

brady

slow

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11

circum/peri

around/circle movement

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12

con/sym/syn

with or together

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13

de

not;from;down

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14

dia/trans

across/through

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15

dis

apart/separate

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16

dys

faulty;painful

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e/ec/ex

out;away

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18

ecto/exto/extra

outside

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19

en/endo/intra

inside;within

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20

epi

upon

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21

eu

normal;good

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22

hemi/semi

half;partial

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23

hyper

above;extreme

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24

hypo

below

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25

infra/sub

under;below

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26

inter

between

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27

mal

bad

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28

meso

middle

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29

meta

beyond;after

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30

micro

small

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31

mono/uni

one

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32

neo

new

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33

pachy

thick

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34

pan

all

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35

per

through

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36

poly/multi

many

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37

post

after

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38

quadri/tetra

four

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39

re

again/back

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40

retro

backward/behind

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41

sub

underneath

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super

above/excessive

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supra

above/outside

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tachy

fast

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tri

three

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ultra

beyond/excessive

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