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In the term "subcutaneous", the prefix "sub" means "under" or "below". A standard prefix in English, "sub" derives most immediately from Latin and is also found in such common terms as "subterranean", "substitute", "submarine", and "substandard", among many others.

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Prefix

sub- meaning under or below

Root

cutane- meaning skin

Suffix

-ous meaning pertaining to

Subcutaneous - Pertaining to below the skin

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Under the skin, hypodermic...

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