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Anatomy and Medical Terminology 1
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dolicho- | long Ex: dolichouranic = having a long palate |
| lepto- | thin Ex: leptoprosopia = narrowness of the face |
| lipo- | fat lipoblast = an embryonic fat cell |
| macro- | very large or long Ex: macrobiotic = long lived |
| mega- | exceptionally large Ex: megalocyte = a large nonucleated red blood cell |
| micro- | small Ex: microplenia = abnormally small spleen |