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prefixes/root/suffix
| 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 |
| post | before/after |
| medi | middle |
| ab | away from/not |
| adip/o | fat |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| chol | bile |
| enter/o | intestine |
| pector/o | chest |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| gastro | stomach |
| natal | birth |
| cutan | skin |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ous | full of |
| ar | pertaining to the ventricle |
| -osis | disease process or condition |
| -ism | disease process or condition |
| -ia | disease process or condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ostomy | opening |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -tome | instrument that cuts |