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ch 1 prefixes
Chapter Common prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |