Prefixes Flashcards
without or no
?traumatic means without injury
A (ah or a)
without or no
?uria means absence of urine
An
away from
?duction means to take away from the midline
Ab
toward
?duction means to move toward the midline
Ad
against
?emetics work against or prevent vomiting
Anti
difficult, painful, or bad
?phagia means difficulty eating or swallowing
Dys
good, easy, or normal
?thyroid means having a normally functioning thyroid gland
Eu
within or inside
?crine means to secrete internally
?parasite is an organism that lives within the body of the host
Endo
without, out of, outside, or away from
?crine means to secrete externally (via a duct)
Ex or Exo
outside
?parasite is an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host
Ecto
means elevated, higher, or more than normal
?glycemia means elevated amounts of blood glucose
Hyper
means depressed, lower, or less than normal
?glycemia means depressed amounts of blood glucose
Hypo
means between
?costal means between the ribs
Inter
means within
?muscular means within the muscle
Intra
means many or excessive
?uria means excessive amount or frequency of urination
Poly
