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The prefixes in this chapter express what?

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numbers, measurements, position, direction, negative, and color.

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Prefixes that express numbers

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bi, hemi, milli, nulli, primi, quadri, semi, tetra, tri, uni

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Prefixes that express measurement

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Includes reference to multiples without using numbers: hyper, hyp, hypo, multi, poly

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Prefixes that express position and/or direction to describe a location

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ab, ad, ambi, ante, circum, de, dia, ecto, endo, epi, ex, exo, extra, hypo, in, infra, inter, intra, juxta, meso, para, peri, pre, pro, re, retro, sub, supra, trans

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Prefix/combining forms that express color

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alb, albin/o, chlor/o, cirrh/o, cyan/o, eosin/o, erythr/o, glauc/o, jaund/o, lute/o, leuk/o, melan/o, poli/o, purpur/o, rube, xanth/o

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Prefixes that express negative

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a, an, ana, anti, contra, dis, im, in, non,

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