| A | B |
|---|
| a- or an- without; no | anemia without or no blood cell production |
| ab- away from | abduction away from the center of the body |
| ad- toward | adduction toward the center of the body |
| anti- against; to stop | anticoagulant medicine used to stop bleeding |
| dys- difficult; painful | dysuria difficult or painful urinaiton |
| ecto- outside | ectoskeleton bones located outside the body |
| exo- outside | exothermic body temperature controlled outside of the body |
| hyper- above normal | hyperglycemia high blood sugar |
| hypo- below normal | hypoglycemia low blood sugar |
| inter- between | interdigital between the toes |
| intra- within | intramuscular within the muscles |
| oligo- very little | oliguria very little urine production |
| peri- around | perioperative around or during the surgery |
| poly- many, excessive | polyuria excessive urine production |
| post- after | postoperative after the surgery |
| pre- before | preanesthetic before anesthesia |
| usb- below | subcutaneous below the skin |
| super- above | superimposed above the surfae |
