Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0139 short lesson, about 20 seconds
sub-: Below
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The idea
The prefix sub means below or beneath the structure the rest of the term identifies.
In practice
A subcutaneous injection is given beneath the skin.
Where people slip
Sub also carries a sense of less than complete in some terms.
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