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Prefixes
Prefixes, Root and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | A word that is added to the beginning of a medical term to modify its meaning |
| an- | without or not |
| hypo- | under, beneath, below |
| intra- | within or inside |
| sub- | under, beneath, lesser |
| macro- | large or on a large scale |
| epi- | on, upon, over, near |
| pre- | "before" "prior to" |
| post- | "after" |
| medi- | "middle" "in between" |
| ab- | "away from" |
| adip/o | "fat" "fatty tissue" |
| bucc/o | cheek, moth |
| chol- | bile, gall |
| enter/o | intestines |
| pector/o | chest |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| gastro | stomach |
| natal | "birth" "giving birth" |
| cutan | skin |
| -al | "pertaining to" "relating to" |
| -ous | "pertaining to" "containing" or "full of" |
| -ar | used to precisely describe the human body components, processes, illnesses, medical procedures, and pharmacology. |
| -osis | condition, disease, or abnormal process |
| -ism | a condition, a state of being, or a theory |
| -ia | a condition or diseased/abnormal state. |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening into or between an organ. |
| -paresis | muscle weakness or partial paralysis. |
| -tome | "an instrument for cutting" |
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