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1
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Bi, di

A

Twice, double

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brachy

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short

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Hemi

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Half

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Iso

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Equal, same

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Mega

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Large

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Micro

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Small, microscopic

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Mono

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Single

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Multi

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Many

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Pan, panto

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All, entire

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pluri

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Several, more

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Poly

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Many

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Quadra, quadri

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Four

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tri

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3

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uni

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One, single

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Ab, abs

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Away from

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Ad

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Toward, to

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ana

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Against, up, backward

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apo

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Derived, separated from

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Cata

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Down

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Circum

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Around

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di, dif, dir, dis

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Not, separated

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dia

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Through

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ecto

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Outside or outward

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Endo

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Within

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Epi

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over, above, upon

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Ex

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Out of, away from

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exo

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External, on the outside, outward

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extra

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without, on the outside

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Infra

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positioned beneath, below, under

30
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Inter

A

Between

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Intra

A

Within, in

32
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Meso

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Middle, median

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Para

A

Near, adjacent, beside

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Per

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Through, intensely

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Peri

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Around, about, near

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Retro

A

Backward, behind

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Sub

A

Less than, under, inferior, below or beneath

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Supra

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Above, over, excessive

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Trans

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Across, through

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Ante

A

Before

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Post

A

After, following

42
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Pre

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Before

43
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Primi

A

First

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Pro

A

Before, forward

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A

A

Without

46
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Ambi

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Both, around

47
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an

A

Without, no, lack

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Anti

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Against, opposing

49
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brady

A

Slow

50
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co, col, com, con, cor

A

Together

51
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Contra

A

Against

52
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de

A

Away from, cessation

53
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dys

A

abnormal, difficult, painful

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Eu

A

Well, good, normal

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Hyper

A

Above normal, overly

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Hypo

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Below normal

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Mal

A

Bad, inadequate

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Re

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Again, backward

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Semi

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Half

60
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Syl, sym, syn, sys

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Together, union, joined

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Tachy

A

Fast

62
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Ultra

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Beyond, excessive

63
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Un

A

Not

64
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Auto

A

Self

65
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Meta

A

Behind, after, beyond

66
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Para

A

Beside, abnormal, involving two parts

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