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ch 1 prefixes
Chapter Common prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a or an | without |
ab | away from |
anemia | lacking blood |
abduction | away from the center of the body |
ad | towards |
adduction | towards the center of the body |
anti | against |
anticoagulant | medicine used to stop the bleeding |
dys | difficulty, painful |
dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
ecto | outside |
ectoskeleton | a skeleton located outside the body |
endo | within, inside |
endothermic | body temperature controlled within the body |
exo | outside |
exothermic | body temperature controlled outside the body |
hyper | above normal |
hyperglycemic | high blood sugar |
hypo | below normal |
hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
inter | between |
interdigital | between the toes |
intra | within |
intramuscular | within the muscle |
oligo | very litter |
oligouria | very little urine production |
peri | around |
perioperative | around or during surgery |
poly | many, excessive |
polyuria | excessive urine production |
post | after |
postoperative | after surgery |
pre | before |
preanesthetic | before anesthesia |
sub | below |
subcutaneous | below the skin |
super | above |
superimposed | above the surface |