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medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- / an- | without or not |
| hypo- /intra- / sub- | under or below |
| macro- | large |
| epi- | above |
| pre- | before |
| post- | after |
| medi- | middle |
| ab- | |
| adip/o | fat |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| chol- | bile |
| enter/o | intestine |
| pector/o | chest |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| gastro | stomach |
| natal | birth |
| cutan | skin |
| -al / -ous/ -ar | pertaining to |
| -osis / -ism / -ia | abnormal conditions |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ostomy | opening created surgically |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -tome | instrument that cuts |