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