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CVHDP
Veterinary root words, prefixes, and suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Apo- | Away |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Fibr/o | Connective tissue |
| Meta- | Beyond |
| Onc/o | Tumor |
| Papill/o | Nipple, disc like |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Plasi/i, plas/o | Formation |
| -plasia, -plasm | Formation |
| Stas/i, stasis, stat/i | Controlled, stopped |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -cytic | Pertaining to a cell |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Carcin/o | Cancerous, cancer |
| Chem/i, chem/o, chemic/o | Drug, chemical |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph node |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Neo | New |
| -logy | Study of |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -static | Controlled stopped |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Coron/o | Heart |
| Electr/o | Electrical |
| Endo- | Inside, within |
| Hyper- | High, elevated |
| Hypo- | Low, decreased |
| Inter- | Between |
| Isch/o | To hold back, back |
| Man/o | Pressure |
| Peri- | Around |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Sphygm/o | Pulse |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Valv/o | Valve |
| Vas/o | Vein |
| Ven/i | Vein |
| Ventricl/o | Ventricle |
| -scopy | Viewing with a scope |
| Acr/o | Extremeties |
| Adren/o | Adrenal Gland |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Calc/o | Calcium |
| Cortic/o | Cortex (outer region) |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Home/o | Sameness |
| Hormon/o | Hormones |
| Kal/i | Potassium |
| Keton/o | Ketone bodies |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Natr/o | Sodium |
| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid glands |
| Phys/o | Growth |
| Pineal/o | Pineal gland |
| Pituitar/o | Pituitary gland |
| Somat/o | Body |
| Thym/o | Thymus gland |
| Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
| Toxic/o | Poison |
| Ur/o | Urine, urinary tract |
| Eu- | Good, normal, true |
| Oxy- | Rapid, sharp, acid |
| Estr/o | Female |
| Gonad/o | Sex glands |
| Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Orch/o | Testicle |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Gluc/o | Sugar |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Insulin/o | Insulin |
| Pancrea/o | Pancreas |
| Albumin/o | Albumin |
| Azot/o | Nitrogen |
| Bacteria/o | Bacteria |
| Crystall/o | Crystals |
| Cyst/o | Urinary bladder |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Ile/o | Ileum |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Olig/o | Too few |
| Protein/o | Protein |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Bucc/o | Cheek |
| Cheil/o | Lip |
| Decidu/o | Shedding |
| Dent/o | Tooth |
| Faci/o | Face |
| Gingiv/o | Gingiva |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Gnath/o | Jaw |
| Labi/o | Lips |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Mandib/o | Lower jaw |
| Maxill/o | Upper jaw |
| Odont/o | Tooth |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Palat/o | Palate |
| Phag/o | Eat, swallow |
| Sial/o | Saliva |
| Sialaden/o | Salivary gland |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Tonsil/o | Tonsils |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Copr/o | Feces |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Enter/o | Small intestines |
| Esopha/o | Esophagus |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Glycogen/o | Glycogen |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Herni/o | Hernia |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Muc/o | Mucus |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Pharyng/o | Throat, pharynx |
| Procto/o | Anus and rectum |
| Prote/o | Protein |
| Pylor/o | Pyloric sphincter |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Rug/o | Wrinkle or fold |
| Vill/i | Tuft of hair, thread-like projection from membrane |
| -ectomy | Removal |
| -lithiasis | Abnormal stone production |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -pexy | Fix in place |
| -stomy | Making a permanent hole |
| -tomy | Making an opening |
| Adlip/o | Fat |
| Albin/o | White |
| Cornu/o | Horn or structure that looks like a horn |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| Erythema/o | Redness |
| Follicul/o | Hair |
| Hidr/o | Sweat |
| Ichythy/o | Dry, scaly |
| Kerat/o | Hard |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Pil/o | Hair |
| Seb/o | Sebum |
| Sebac/o | Sebum |
| Squam/o | Scale |
| Sudor/o | Sweat |
| Therm/o | Heat |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Ungul/o | Nail |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| -derma | Skin |
| -rrhea | Flow or discharge |
| Axill/o | Armpit |
| Globulin/ | Protein |
| Immun/o | Immune, protected |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Pyr/o, pyrex/o | Fever |
| Seps/o, sept/o | Infection |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Staphyl/o | Clusters |
| Strept/o | Twisted chains |
| Tox/o | Poison |
| Amph | Around, both sides |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Aricul/o | Joint |
| Branchi/o | Arm |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Costal/o | Rib |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Dactyl/o | Digits, toes |
| De | Removal |
| Ero/o | Work |
| Lamin/o | Tendon |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Orth/o | Bone |
| Oss/e | Bone |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Pan | All |
| Ped/o | Child, foot |
| Rhabdomy/o | Skeletal muscle |
| Rheumat/o | Watery flow |
| Sarc/o | Connective tissue |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebrae |
| Ton/o | Tension |
| -algia | Pain |
| -blast | immature |
| -desis | Tie together, surgical fixture |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -genesis | Growing, forming |
| -ification | Making |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -physis | Grow |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -sthenia | Strength |
| Arachn/o | Spider like |
| Astr/o | Star like |
| Cephl/o | Head |
| Cerebe/o | Cerebrum |
| Dendr/o | Tree like |
| Em- | Into |
| En- | Into |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Gli/o | Glue |
| Hemi | Half |
| Lept/o | Thin, fine |
| Mening/o | Membranes that enclose the spinal cord and brain |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Tax/o | Coordinated movement |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -esthesia | Nervous system |
| -kinesia | Movement |
| Amni/o | Amnion, amnion sac |
| Cervic/o | Cervix, neck |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Epididym/o | Epididymis |
| Episi/o | Vulva |
| Galact/o | Milk |
| Gen/o | Producing |
| Genit/o | Related to birth, reproductive organs |
| Gest/o | Pregnancy |
| Gynec/o | Woman |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Later/o | Side |
| Mamm/o | Mammary glands |
| Metr/o | Uterus, womb, measure |
| O/o | Egg |
| Obstetro/o | Midwife, one who receives |
| Oopho/o | Ovary |
| Ov/o | Egg |
| Ocul/o | Eye |
| Part/o | Birth, labor |
| Pen/i | Penis |
| Perine/o | Perineum |
| Priap/o | Penis |
| Prostat/o | Prostate gland |
| Radi/o | X-rays, radius, radioactivity |
| Semin/i | Semen |
| Sperm/o | Spermatoza, semen |
| Test/o | Testis, testicles |
| Theri/o | Beast |
| Uter/o | Uterus, womb |
| Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Viv/o | Life |
| Vulv/o | Vulva |
| Zo/o | Animal life |
| Alveo/o | Alveoli, air sacs |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial tube |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Diaphragmat/o | Diaphragm |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Glott/o | Glottis |
| Laryng/o | Larynx |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Mediastin/o | Mediastinum |
| Ox/o | Oyxgen |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Phargm/o | Wall |
| Phren/o | Diaghragm |
| Pleur/o | Pleura |
| Pneum/o | Lung, air, gas |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Trache/o | Trachea, windpipe |
| Tuss/i | Cough |
| Anis/o | Unequal |
| Aque/o | Water |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Canth/o | Corner of the eye or eyelid |
| Conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
| Cor/o | Pupil |
| Corne/o | Cornea |
| Cyct/o | Ciliary body of the eye, cycle |
| Dacry/o | Tear |
| Dacryoaden/o | Tear gland, tear duct |
| Dipl/o | Double |
| Glauc/o | Gray |
| Goni/o | Seed, angle |
| Ir/i | Iris |
| Lacrim/o | Tear, duct. lacrimal duct |
| Lens/o | Lens |
| Mi/o | Smaller, less |
| Mydr/o | Wide |
| Nyct/o | Night |
| Opt/i | Eye, vision |
| Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Palpebr/o | Eyelid |
| Phac/o | Lens of the eye |
| Phot/o | Light |
| Pupill/o | Pupil |
| Retin/o | Retina |
| Scler/o | Sclera |
| Tars/o | Edge of the eyelid, tarsus |
| Uve/o | Uvea |
| Vitre/o | Glassy |
| Vitr/o | Vitreous body |
| Acoust/o | Hearing |
| Aud/i | Ear, hearring |
| Aur/i | Ear |
| Myring/o | Tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Pinna/i | External ear |
| Tympan/o | Tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Olfact/o | Smell |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Caud/o | Tail |
| Dextr/o | Right |
| Dist/o | Far away |
| Dors/o | Back |
| Ecto | Outside |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Palm/o | Back of fore feet |
| Plant/o | Back of rear feat |
| Poster/o | Rear |
| Proxim/o | Nearest |
| Rostr/o | Nose |
| Sinstr/o | Left |
| Trans/o | Across |
| Ventr/o | Ventral |
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Leuk/o | White |
| A- | No, not, without |
| Ante- | Forward, before |
| Anti- | Against |
| Auto | Self |
| Brachy- | Short |
| Bi- | Two |
| Co- | Together |
| Dia- | Through, complete |
| Dis- | Absence, negative, apart |
| Dys- | Abnormal, painful, difficult |
| Epi- | Above, upon, on |
| Extra- | Outside |
| In- | In, into, not |
| Intra- | Within |
| Mes- | Middle |
| Micro- | Small |
| Mono- | Singular, one |
| Para- | To bring forth |
| Per- | Through |
| Poly- | Many |
| Post- | Behind, after |
| Pro- | Before, forward |
| Pre- | Front, before |
| Re- | Back, again, backward |
| Retro- | Behind, back, backward |
| Sub- | Under, below |
| Supra- | Above |
| Uni- | One |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -cytosis | Increase in cell number |
| -drome | To run |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -gram | The record |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| -ia, -ism | Condition |
| -ion | Process |
| -ist | Specialist |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Reduction, breakdown, separation, destruction |
| -metry | Measurement |
| -one | Hormone |
| -opsy | View of |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -otic | Abnormal, pertaining to |
| -pathy | Disease condition |
| -pnea | Breath, pertaining to |
| -plasm | Formation |
| -raphy | Suturing |
| -sis | State of |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -trophy | Development |
| -type | Classification |