Introduction to Veterinary Medical Terminology : Prefixes continued Flashcards

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Ab (ahb)

A

Away from

Abduction

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Dys (dihs)

A

Difficult, painful, or bad

dysphagia

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Endo

A

Within or inside

endocrine

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Hyper (hi-per)

A

Increased or more than normal

hyperglycemia

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Inter (ihn-ter)

A

Between

intercostal

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Poly (pohl-ee)

A

Many

polyuria

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Pre (pree)

A

Before

preanesthetic

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Sub (suhb)

A

Below,under, or less

sublingual

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A (ah or au)

A

Without or no

atraumatic

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An (ahn)

A

Without or no

anuria

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Ad (ahd)

A

Towards

adduction

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Anti (ahn-tee or ahn-tih)

A

Against

antiemetics

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Eu (yoo)

A

Good, easy, or normal

euthyroid

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Ex (ehcks) or Exo (ehcks-oh)

A

Without, out of, outside, or away from

exocrine

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Ecto (ehck-toh)

A

outside

ectoparasite

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Hypo (hi-poh)

A

Decreased or less than normal

hypoglycemia

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Intra (ihn-trah)

A

Within

intramuscular

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Oligo (ohl-ih-goh)

A

Scant or little

oliguria

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Post (poh-st)

A

After

postanesthetic

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Super (soo-per) or Supra (soo-prah)

A

Above, beyond, or exessive

supernumerary, suprascapular