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Medical Terminology

Vet Med Penn Foster

QuestionAnswer
Prefix A unit of meaning attached to the front of a word
Root The core or foundation of a words meaning
Combining Vowel A vowel that is added to the end of a root that does not change the meaning of the word
Combining form The root and the combining vowel together
Suffix A unit of meaning attached to the end of a word
Affix A unit of meaning attached to the prefix or suffix that changes the root in some kind of way
Recumbent When the animal is laying down
Sternal Recumbency When a dog is laying on its belly
Lateral Recumbency When the animal is laying on its right or left side
Dorsal Recumbency When the animal is laying on its back
Cranial Towards the head
Caudal Towards the tail
Rostral Towards the nose
Dorsal Refers to the back of the animal
Ventral Refers to the belly of the animal
Palmar Refers to the bottom of an animals front foot
Plantar Refers to the bottom of an animals hind foot
Medial Towards the midline of the body
Lateral Away from the midline of the body
Dorsal plane Divides the body into dorsal and ventral areas
Sagittal plane Divides the body into left and right
Transverse plane Divides the body into cranial and caudal
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