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Medical Terminology

Prefixes

prefixmeaningcombineddefinition
brachy short brachycephalic short head
brady slow bradycardia excessively slow heart rate
cata- down, under, lower catabolism breaking down
contra against, opposed contraindicated something that is not indicated
crypto hidden cryptorchidism hidden or undescended testis
de- remove, take away, loss of dehydrated excessive loss of body water
dis- apart from, free from disinfection to free from infection
dolicho long dolichocephalic long head
dys- difficult, painful, abnormal dysphagia difficulty eating or swallowing
e-, ec-, ex- out of, from, away from ectopic out of place
eu- normal, good, true,healthy euthanasia inducing death painlessly
glyco, gluco sugar,sweet hyperglycemia condition of excessive sugar in the blood
hema-, hemato-, hemo- blood hematuria blood in the urine
hemi half hemiplegia paralysis of one side of the body
hydro- water, fluid hydrocephalus fluid in the brain
hyper- high, excessive hyperthermia body temperature higher than normal
hypo- low, insufficient hypothyroidism deficiency of thyroid activity
macro- large macroctye large cell
mal- bad,poor malocclusion poor fit of upper and lower teeth when jaw close
mega-, megalo- large, oversized megacolon abnormally enlarged colon
micro- small microphthalmos abnormally small eye
necro- death necrospy examination of dead animal
neo- new neoplastic new tissue growth
oligo- few, little oligurai scant urine production
pan- all, entire panzootic throughout an animal population
poly- many, much polyphagia excessive eating
pseudo- false pseudocyesis false pregnacy
pyo- pus pyometra pus in the uterus
tachy- fast, rapid tachycardia excessively fast heart rate
ure-, urea-, ureo-, urin-, urino, uro urine,urea Glucosuria- Uremia- -sugar in the urine -urea in the blood
a-,an- without, or not having anemia not having enough red blood cells
anti against antibiotic drug that acts against bacteria
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