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Vet Terminology
Ch. 1 : Ready, Set, Go
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prefix | word part found at the beginning of a word |
| root | word part that gives the essential meaning of the word |
| combining vowel | single vowel, usually an 'o', that is added at the end of a root to make the word easier to pronounce |
| combining form | combination of the root and combining vowel |
| suffix | word part found at the end of a word |
| ab- | away from |
| dys- | means difficult, painful, or bad |
| endo- | within or inside |
| hyper- | elevated, higher, or more than normal |
| inter- | between |
| poly- | many or excessive |
| pre- | before |
| sub- | below, under, or less |
| a-/an- | without or no |
| ad- | toward |
| anti- | against |
| eu- | good, easy, or normal |
| ex-/exo | without, out of, outside or away from |
| ecto- | outside |
| hypo- | means depressed, lower, or less than normal |
| intra- | within |
| oligo- | scant or little |
| post- | after |
| super-/supra- | abover, beyond, or excessive |
| peri- | around |
| epi- | upper |
| infra- | below or beneath |
| meta- | beyond |
| per- | throughout |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | above, increased, or more than normal |
| -ac (as in cardiac) | pertaining to (the heart) |
| -al (as in renal) | pertaining to (the kidney) |
| -an (an in ovarian) | pertaining to (the ovary) |
| -ar (as in lumbar) | pertaining to (the loin, lower back) |
| -ary (as in alimentary) | pertaining to (the gastrointestinal tract) |
| -eal (as in laryngeal) | pertaining to (the larynx) |
| -ic (as in enteric) | pertaining to (small intestine) |
| -ine (as in uterine) | pertaining to (the uterus) |
| -ous (as in cutaneous) | pertaining to (the skin) |
| -tic (as in nephrotic) | pertaining to (the kidneys) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -pexy | suture to stabilize |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | surgically create an opening |
| -tomy | cutting into |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -gram | record of |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| -graphy | procedure that records |
| -lysis | separation or breakdown |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | procedure to visually examine |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -rrhagia/-rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -algia/-dynia | pain |
| -ia | state or condition |
| -ion | action, process, state or condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ive | performs or tends toward |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -um | structure |
| -us | thing |
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