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Chapter Common prefixes

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a or an   without  
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ab   away from  
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anemia   lacking blood  
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abduction   away from the center of the body  
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ad   towards  
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adduction   towards the center of the body  
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anti   against  
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anticoagulant   medicine used to stop the bleeding  
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dys   difficulty, painful  
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dysuria   difficult or painful urination  
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ecto   outside  
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ectoskeleton   a skeleton located outside the body  
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endo   within, inside  
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endothermic   body temperature controlled within the body  
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exo   outside  
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exothermic   body temperature controlled outside the body  
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hyper   above normal  
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hyperglycemic   high blood sugar  
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hypo   below normal  
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hypoglycemia   low blood sugar  
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inter   between  
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interdigital   between the toes  
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intra   within  
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intramuscular   within the muscle  
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oligo   very litter  
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oligouria   very little urine production  
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peri   around  
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perioperative   around or during surgery  
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poly   many, excessive  
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polyuria   excessive urine production  
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post   after  
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postoperative   after surgery  
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pre   before  
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preanesthetic   before anesthesia  
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sub   below  
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subcutaneous   below the skin  
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super   above  
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superimposed   above the surface  
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