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vet. terminology
anatomical roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ADEN/O- (adenoid) | gland >(resembling a gland) |
| ARTERI/O- (arteriovenous) | artery > (pertaining to both artery and vein) |
| ARTHR/O- (arthrosclerosis) | joint > (stiffening or hardening of the joints) |
| BLEPHAR/O- (blepharism) | eyelid >(spasm of the eyelid; continuous blinking) |
| BRONCH/O- (bronchostaxis) | windpipe, throat > (bleeding from the bronchial wall) |
| CARDI/O- (cardiovalvular) | heart >(pertaining to the valves of the heart) |
| CEPHAL/O- (cephalogyric) | head >(pertaining to turning motions of the head) |
| CEREBR/O- (cerebration) | brain >(functional activity of the brain) |
| CHIR/O- (chiropractic) | hand >(disease treatment by vertebral manipulation) |
| CHOL/O- (cholemesis) | bile >(vomiting of bile) |
| CHONDR/O- (chondromalacia ) | cartilage >(abnormal softening of cartilage) |
| COL/O- (colitis) | lower intestine > (inflammation of the colon) |
| COLP/O- (colporrhexis) | vagina >(laceration of the vagina) |
| COR/O- (corotomy) | pupil of eye > (incision of the pupil) |
| CORTIC/O- (corticotropic) | cortex >(having a stimulating effect on the adrenal cortex) |
| COST/O- (costalgia) | rib >(pain in the ribs) |
| CYST/O- (cystitis | bladder, cyst > (inflammation of the urinary bladder) |
| CYT/O- (cytoglycopenia) | cell >(deficient glucose content of the body or blood cells) |
| DACRY/O- (dacryagogic) | tears > (inducing a flow of tears) |
| DENT/I- (dentibuccal) | tooth >(pertaining to the cheek and teeth) |
| DERMAT/O- (dermabrasion) | skin >(planing of the skin done by mechanical means) |
| DEXTR/O (dextroversion) | right side >(movement, especially eye movement, to the right) |
| ENCEPHAL/O- (encephelomyelopathy) | brain >(disease involving the brain and spinal cord) |
| ENTER/O- (enteromegaly) | intestine > (enlargement of the intestines) |
| FIBR/O- (fibrochondritis) | fibrous >(inflammation of fibrocartilage) |
| GASTR/O- (gastrodynia) | stomach >(pain in the stomach) |
| GLOSS/O- (glossopharyngeal) | tongue >(pertaining to the tongue and pharynx) |
| GYNEC/O- (gynecomastia) | woman >(exaggerated growth of the male mammary glands) |
| HEM/A- (hematemesis) | blood >(the vomiting of blood) |
| HEM/O- (hemorrhage) | blood >(the escape of blood from a ruptured vessel) |
| HEPAT/O- (hepatosplenitis) | liver >(inflammation of the liver and spleen) |
| HIST/O- (histopathology) | tissue >(study of diseased tissue) |
| HYDR/O- (hydrotherapy) | water >(the external use of water to treat disease or injury) |
| HYSTER/O- (hysterectomy) | uterus, womb >(surgical removal of the uterus) |
| ILI/O- (iliolumbar ) | flank, upper hipbone >(pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions) |
| IRID/O- (iridodilator) | iris of the eye >(agent that dilates the pupil of the eye) |
| LABI/O- (labioplasty) | lip >(plastic repair of a lip) |
| LAPAR/O- (laparorrhaphy) | flank, abdominal wall >(suture of the abdominal wall) |
| LARYNG/O- (laryngoxerosis) | windpipe, larynx >(dryness of the larynx) |
| LIP/O- (lipophilia) | fat >(affinity for fat) |
| MAST/O- (mastatrophy) | breast >(atrophy of the mammary gland) |
| METR/O- (metritis) | uterus >(inflammation of the uterus) |
| MUSCUL/O- (musculocutaneous) | muscle >(pertaining to muscle and skin) |
| MYEL/O- (myelatelia) | marrow, spinal cord >(imperfect development of the spinal cord) |
| MY/O- (myocele) | muscle >(hernia of muscle through its sheath) |
| NEPHR/O- (nephrolith) | kidney >(a stone in a kidney) |
| NEUR/O- (neurogenic) | nerve >(forming nervous tissue, or stimulating nervous energy) |
| ODONT/O- (odontopathy) | tooth >(any disease of the teeth) |
| OPHTHALM/O- (ophthalmoneuritis) | eye >(pertaining to the movement of the eyes) |
| ORCHID/O- (orchidic) | testes >(pertaining to a testis) |
| OSS/I- (ossific) | bone >(forming or becoming bone) |
| OSTE/O- (osteoclastoma) | bone >(a giant cell tumor of bone) |
| OT/O- (otopolypus) | ear >(a polyp in the ear) |
| OV/I- (ovary) | egg >(the female reproductive organ that produces eggs) |
| PHARYNG/O- (pharyngostomy) | pharynx >(creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx) |
| PHLEB/O- (phleborrhexis) | vein >(rupture of a vein) |
| PLEUR/O- (pleuroclysis) | rib, side of body >(injection of fluids into the pleural cavity) |
| PNEUM/O- (pneumonosis) | lung, air >(any lung disease) |
| POD/O- (pododermatitis) | foot >(inflammation of the skin of the foot) |
| POLI/O- (poliodystrophy) | gray matter >(atrophy of the cerebral gray matter) |
| PROCT/O- (proctospasm) | anus, rectum >(spasm of the rectum) |
| PSYCH/O- (psychotropic) | mind >(capable of modifying mental activity) |
| PULM/O- (pulmoaortic) | lung >(pertaining to the lungs and aorta) |
| PYEL/O- (pyeloplasty) | pelvis >(plastic repair of the renal pelvis) |
| REN/I- (renal) | kidney >(pertaining to the kidney) |
| SACR/O- (sacrad) | sacrum >(toward the sacrum) |
| SANGUI- (sanguifacient) | blood >(forming blood) |
| SARC/O- (sarcosis) | flesh >(abnormal increase of flesh) |
| SER-O- (seroprognosis ) | serum, blood >(prognosis of disease based on serum reactions) |
| SIAL/O- (sialadenitis) | salivary glands >(inflammation of a salivary gland) |
| SOMAT/O- (somatometry) | body >(measurement of the dimensions of the entire body) |
| SPONDYL/O- (spondyloarthropathy) | vertebra >disease of the joints of the spine) |
| STOMAT/O- (stomatitis) | mouth >(inflammation of the mucosa of the mouth) |
| THORAC/O- (thoracotomy) | chest >(incision of the chest wall) |
| THROMB/O- (thrombectomy) | blood clot >(surgical removal of coagulation a clot from a blood vessel) |
| TRACHE/O- (tracheotome) | windpipe, trachea >(an instrument for incising the trachea) |
| TRICH/O- (trichoclasia) | hair >(brittleness of the hair) |
| URETHR/O- (urethrostenosis) | urethra >(constriction of the urethra) |
| URIN/O- (urinoma) | urine >(a cyst containing urine) |
| UR/O- (urogenous) | urine >(producing urine) |
| UTER/O- (uterotonic) | womb, uterus >(increasing the tone of the uterine muscle) |
| VAS/O- (vasodilator) | vessel >(causing dilation of blood vessels) |
| VEN/O- (venosity) | vein >(excess of venous blood in a part) |
| VENTR/O- (ventrose) | abdomen >(having a belly-like expansion) |
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