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CLINICAL CARE - Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- / an- (prefix) | without |
| hypo- / intra- / sub- (prefix) | under or below |
| macro- (prefix) | large |
| epi- (prefix) | above |
| pre- (prefix) | before |
| post- (prefix) | after |
| medi- (prefix) | middle |
| ab- (prefix) | away from |
| adip/o (root word) | fat |
| bucc/o (root word) | cheek |
| chol- (root word) | bile |
| enter/o (root word) | intestine |
| pector/o (root word) | chest |
| xanth/o (root word) | yellow |
| gastro (root word) | stomach |
| natal (root word) | birth/relating to birth |
| cutane/o or cutan (root word) | skin |
| -al / -ous / -ar (suffix) | pertaining to |
| -osis / -ism / -ia (suffix) | abnormal conditions |
| -itis (suffix) | inflammation |
| -ostomy (suffix) | opening created surgically |
| -paresis (suffix) | weakness |
| -tome (suffix) | instruments that cut |