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15 Digestive and Urinary system prefixes
flash card Med 109
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Undergraduate 1
07/08/2025

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Term
dys-
Definition
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored.

Example Dyspepsia
Term
endo-
Definition
Within, In.

Example: Endogastric
Term
hemi-
Definition
Half

Example: Hemigastrectomy
Term
hyper-
Definition
Excessive or above normal.

Example: Hypergastrinemia
Term
hypo-
Definition
Below normal or deficient

Example: Hypoglycemia
Term
mal-
Definition
Bad or poor.

Example: Malabsorption
Term
para-
Definition
Beside, near, or abnormal.

Example: Paracolitis
Term
peri-
Definition
Around or surrounding.

Example: Perigastric
Term
Sub-
Definition
Under, Below.

Example: Sublingual
Term
trans-
Definition
Across or through.

Example: Transgastric
Term
a-
Definition
Absence of, without

Example: Anuria
Term
an-
Definition
Absence of, without

Example: Anuria
Term
dia-
Definition
through, complete.

Example: Dialysis
Term
poly-
Definition
Many, Excessive.

Example: Polyuria
Term
noct
Definition
Night.

Example: Nocturia
Term
Oligo-
Definition
Few or Scanty.

Example: Oliguria
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