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an-
Without
Anoxia (without oxygen)
a-
Without, away from
Aphasia (without speech)
ante-
Before, in front of
Antepartum (before birth)
anti-
Against
Antibiotic (against life)
auto-
Self
Autograft (a graft from ones own body)
brady-
Slow
Bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
contra-
Against
Contraception (against conception)
de-
Without
Depigmentation (without pigment)
dys-
Painful, difficult, abnormal
Dyspnea (difficult breathing)
endo-
Within, inner
Endoscope (instrument to view within)
epi-
Upon, over
Epigastric (upon or over the stomach)
eso-
Inward
Esotropia (inward turning)
eu-
Normal, good
Eupnea (normal breathing)
ex-
External, outward
Exostosis (condition of external bone)
exo-
Outward
Exotropia (outward turning)
extra-
Outside of
Extracorporeal (outside the body)
hetero-
Different
Heterograft (graft [like a skin graft] from another species)
homo-
Same
Homograft (graft [like a skin graft] from the same species)
hydro-
Water
Hydrotherapy (water therapy)
hyper-
Over, above
Hypertrophy (overdevelopment)
hypo-
Under, below
Hypertrophy (underdevelopment)
in-
Not; inward
Infertility (not fertile); inhalation (to breath in)
inter-
Among, between
Intervertebral (between the vertebrae)
intra-
Within, inside
Intravenous (inside, within the vein)