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Veterinary Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pre- | before or preceding |
| Peri- | around |
| Post- | after |
| -scope | an instrument used to examine |
| Arthoscope | an instrument used to examine the joint |
| -itis | an inflammation |
| Gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| Gastr/o- | stomach |
| Enter/o- | small intestine |
| Gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
| A- / An- | no |
| Ab- | away from |
| Ad- | towards |
| Anti- | against |
| Dys- | difficult, painful, or bad |
| Eu- | good, easy, normal |
| Endo- | within or inside |
| Ex- / Exo- / Ecto- | without, out of, outside, away from |
| Hyper- | elevated, higher, more than normal |
| Hypo- | depressed, lower, less than normal |
| Inter- | between |
| Intra- | within |
| Poly- | many, or excessive |
| Oligo- | scant, or little |
| Sub- | below, under, less |
| Super- / Supra- | above, beyond, excessive |
| Pan- | all |
| Leuk/o- | white |
| -penia | deficiency, or reduction in number |
| Panleukopenia | deficiency in all types of white blood cells |
| Atraumatic | without injury |
| Anuria | absence of urine |
| Abduction | to take away from the midline |
| Adduction | to move towards the midline |
| Antiemetics | preventing vomiting |
| Dysphagia | difficulty eating or swallowing |
| Euthyroid | having a normally functioning thyroid gland |
| Endocrine | to secrete internally |
| Exocrine | to secrete externally (via a duct) |
| Endoparasite | an organism that lives within the body of the host |
| Ectoparasite | an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host |
| Hyperglycemia | elevated amounts of blood glucose |
| Hypoglycemia | depressed amounts of blood glucose |
| Intercostal | between the ribs |
| Intramuscular | within the muscle |
| Polyuria | excessive amounts of urine |
| Oliguria | scant amounts of urine |
| Preanesthetic | pertaining to before anesthesia |
| Postanesthesia | pertaining to after anesthesia |
| Sublingual | below or under the tongue |
| Supernumeracy | more than the regular number |
| Suprascapular | above the shoulder blade |
| -tomy | cutting into, or incision |
| Gastrotomy | incision into the stomach |
| Epi- | upper |
| Extra- | outside |
| Infra- | below, or beneath |
| Meta- | beyond |
| Per- | throughout |
| Trans- | across |
| Ultra- | above, increased, more than normal |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| Gastrostomy | surgically created opening in the stomach |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| Gastrectomy | surgical removal of the stomach |
| -ac / -al / -an / -ar / -ary / -eal / -ic / -ine / -ous / -tic | all suffixes that mean "pertaining to" |
| Cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| Renal | pertaining to the kidneys |
| Ovarian | pertaining to the ovaries |
| Lumbar | pertaining to the loin, or lower back |
| Alimentary | pertaining to the Gastrointestinal tract |
| Laryngeal | pertaining to the Larynx |
| Enteric | pertaining to the small intestine |
| Uterine | pertaining to the Uterus |
| Cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
| Nephrotic | pertaining to the kidneys |
| Mastectomy | removal of the breast or mammary glands |
| -pexy | suture to stabilize |
| Gastropexy | surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall |
| -plasty | surgically repair |
| Rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| Colostomy | surgically created opening between the colon and body surface |
| Laparotomy | incision into the abdomen |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| cystocentesis | a surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove urine |
| -gram | a record of |
| Electrocardiogram | the electrocardiographic hard copy record |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| Electrocardiograph | the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart |
| -graphy | the procedure that records |
| Electrocardiography | the procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart |
| -lysis | separation or breakdown |
| Urinalysis | separation of urine into it's constituents |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| Endoscope | in instrument used to visually examine inside the body |
| -scopy | procedure to visually examine |
| Endoscopy | the procedure of visually examining inside the body |
| -therapy | a treatment |
| Chemotherapy | a treatment with chemical substances, or drugs |
| -rrhagia / -rrhage | bursting forth |
| Hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood from vessels |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| Enterorrhaphy | suturing of the small intestine |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| Diarrhea | complete discharge of the bowels |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| Myorrhexis | rupture of the muscle |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| Arthralgia | joint pain |
| Arthrodynia | joint pain |
| -ia | state, or condition |
| Hyperglycemia | condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose |
| -ion | action, process, state, or condition |
| Infarction | condition of blood flow obstuction |
| -itis | inflammation |
| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver |
| -ive | performs or tends toward |
| Congestive | tends towards accumulation of fluid |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| Osteomalacia | abnormal softening of bone |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| Cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| Cardiosis | abnormal condition of the heart |
| -pathy | disease |
| Enteropathy | disease of the small intestine |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| Arteriosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the arteries |
| -um | structure |
| Pericardium | structure surrounding the heart |
| -us | thing |
| Tarsus | the joint (thing) between the tibia and fibula and metatarsals |
| ovari/o- | Ovary |
| Hyster | uterus |
| Ovariohysterectomy | surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus |
| Hepatoma | a liver mass |
| Hematoma | a mass of collection of blood |
| Urethra | takes urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| ileum | distal part of the small intestine |
| ilium | part of the pelvic bone |
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