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PFXS, SFXS, roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without/lack of |
| an- | without/not |
| hypo- | under/below |
| intra- | within/inside |
| sub- | under/below/beneath |
| macro- | large/long/excessive |
| epi- | upon/on/over/above |
| pre- | before/in front of |
| post- | after/behind |
| medi- | middle |
| ab- | away from |
| adip/o | fat/fatty tissue |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| chol- | bile/gall |
| enter/o | intestine |
| pector/o | chest |
| xanth/o | yelloow |
| gastro | stomach |
| natal | born |
| cutan | skin |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to/full of/having |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | condition/state/process |
| -ia | condition/state (sometimes a disease) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -paresis | partial paralysis/weakness of voluntary movement |
| -tome | instrument used to cut/tool for cutting |