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VETT118 - Week 1
Numbers, locations, colors, organs, body systems, medical cond, process, procedu
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| eponym | words formed from a person's name |
| A- | without or no |
| An- | without or no |
| Ab- | away from |
| Ad- | towards |
| Anti- | against |
| Dys- | difficult, painful, or bad |
| Eu- | good, easy, or normal |
| Endo- | within or inside |
| Ex- or Exo- | without, out of, outside, or away from |
| Ecto- | outside |
| Hyper- | elevated, higher, or more than normal |
| Hypo- | depressed, lower, or less than normal |
| Inter- | between |
| Intra- | within |
| Poly- | many or excessive |
| Oligo- | scant or little |
| Pre- | before |
| Post- | after |
| Sub- | below, under, or less |
| Super- or Supra | above, beyond, or excessive |
| Traumatic | pertaining to an injury |
| Atraumatic | without injury |
| Uria | urination |
| Anuria | absence of urine |
| Emetic | pertaining to vomiting |
| Antiemetic | work agains or prevent 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 | condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose |
| Hypoglycemia | condition of depressed amounts of blood glucose |
| Intercostal | between the ribs |
| Intramuscular | within the muscle |
| Polyuria | excessive amount or frequency of urination |
| Oliguria | scant amount or frequency of urination |
| Preanesthetic | pertaining to before anesthesia |
| Postanesthetic | pertaining to after anesthesia |
| Sublingual | under the tongue |
| Supernumerary | more than the regular number |
| Suprascapular | above the shoulder blade |
| Pan- | all |
| leuk/o | white |
| -penia | deficiency or reduction in number |
| Panleukopenia | deficiency of all types of white blood cells |
| -tomy | cutting into or incision |
| Gastrotomy | incision into the stomach |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| Gastrostomy | surgically created opening between the stomach and the body surface |
| -ectomy | surgical removal or excision |
| Gastrectomy | surgical removal of the stomach |
| -ac | pertaining to (as in cardiac, heart) |
| -al | pertaining to (as in renal, kidney) |
| -an | pertaining to (as in ovarian, ovary) |
| -ar | pertaining to (as in lumbar, loin or lower back) |
| -ary | pertaining to (as in alimentary, gastrointestinal tract) |
| -eal | pertaining to (as in laryngeal, larynx) |
| -ic | pertaining to (as in enteric, small intestine) |
| -ine | pertaining to (as in uterine, uterus) |
| -ous | pertaining to (as in cutaneous, skin) |
| -tic | pertaining to (as in nephrotic, kidneys) |
| Mastectomy | removal of the breast or mammary glands |
| -pexy | suture to stabilize |
| Gastropexy | surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| Rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| Colostomy | surgically created opening between the colon and the body surface |
| Laparotomy | incision into the abdomen |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| Cystocentesis | surgical puncture of the bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine) |
| -gram | record of |
| Electrocardiogram | the electrocardiographic hard copy record |
| -graph | instrument that records (or used as a record) |
| Electrocardiograph | the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart |
| -graphy | procedure that records |
| Electrocardiography | the procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart |
| -lysis | separation or breakdown |
| Urinalysis | separation of the urine into its constituents |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| Endoscope | an instrument used to visually examine the inside of the body |
| -scopy | procedure to visually examine |
| Endoscopy | the procedure of visually examining the inside of the body |
| -therapy | treatment |
| Chemotherapy | treatment with chemical substances or drugs |
| -rrhagia or - rrhage | bursting forth |
| Hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood from the 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 and -dynia | pain |
| Arthralgia and Arthrodynia | joint pain |
| -ia | state or condition |
| -ion | action, process, state, or condition |
| Infarction | condition of blood flow obstruction |
| -itis | inflammation |
| Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| -ive | performs or tends toward |
| Congestive | tends toward accumulation of fluid |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| Osteomalacia | abnormal softening of the bone |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| Cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| Cardiosis | an abnormal condition of the heart |
| -pathy | disease |
| Enteropathy | disease of the small intesting |
| -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 the fibula and metatarsal bones |
| Cyan- | blue |
| Cyanotic | condition of blue discoloration |
| Cyanosis | pertaining to blue discoloration |
| Anem- | deficient RBC/hemoglobin |
| Anemia | blood condition of deficient red blood cells/hemoglobin |
| Anemic | pertaining to a blood condition of deficient RBC/hemoglobin |
| Muc- | glandular secretion, salts, cells, and WBC |
| Mucus | slime-like substance composed of glandular secretion, salts, cells, and WBC |
| Mucous | pertaining to mucus |
| Ili- | hip |
| Ilium | structure of the hip |
| Iliac | pertaining to the structure of the hip |
| Condyle | rounded projection on a bone |
| Condylar | pertaining to a rounded projection on a bone |
| Carp- | between the radius and ulna and metacarpal bones |
| Carpus | the thing (joint) between the radius and ulna and metacarpal bones |
| Carpal | pertaining to the joint between the radius and ulna and metacarpal bones |
| -oma | mass |
| Hepatoma | liver mass |
| Hematoma | mass or collection of blood |
| Urethra | takes urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| Ureters | collect urine from the kidney and transport to the bladder |
| Ileum | distal part of the small intestine (e = entero) |
| Ilium | part of the pelvic bone (pelvic has an i in it) |
| Myel/o | spinal cord and bone marrow (white substance) |
| Cervical | pertaining to the neck (neck or neck of organ like cervix) |
| epi- | upper |
| extra- | outside |
| infra- | below or beneath |
| intra- | within |
| meta- | beyond |
| per- | throughout |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | above, increased, or more than normal |
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