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VMT Chapter 1
| Prefix | Word part found at the beginning of a word. Indicates location, time, or status. |
| Root | Word part that gives the essential meaning of the word. Cannot stand alone, suffix must be added to complete the term |
| Combining Vowel | Single vowel, usually an o, added to the end of a root to make the word easier to pronounce. |
| Combining Form | Combination of the root and the combining vowel. |
| Suffix | Word part found at the end of a word. Indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder. |
| pre- | before |
| Perioperative | Pertaining to the period around an operation or the period before, during, and after an operation. |
| post- | after |
| Postoperative | After an operation |
| Preoperative | Before or preceding an operation. |
| Arthroscope | Instrument used to visually examine the joint. |
| peri- | around |
| Gastritis | Inflammation of the stomach. |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| enter/o | Small Intestines |
| Traumatic | Pertaining to injury |
| Uria | Urination |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Abduction | Take away from the midline |
| Emetic | Pertaining to vomit |
| Dys- | Difficult, Painful, Bad |
| Dysphagia | Difficulty eating or swallowing |
| Endo- | Within or Inside |
| Endocrine | To secrete internally |
| Endoparasite | Organism that lives within the body of the host |
| Hyper- | Elevated, Higher, More than Normal |
| Hyperglycemia | Elevated amounts of blood glucose |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intercostal | Between the ribs |
| Poly- | Many or Excessive |
| Polyuria | Excessive amount of frequency of urination |
| Preanesthetic | Pertaining to before anesthesia |
| Sub- | Below, Under, or Less |
| Sublingual | Under the tongue |
| A- | Without or No |
| Atraumatic | Without injury |
| An- | Without or No |
| Anuria | Absence of urine |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Adduction | Move toward the midline |
| Anti- | Against |
| Antiemetics | Work against or prevent vomiting |
| Eu- | Good, Easy, or Normal |
| Euthyroid | Having a normally functioning thyroid gland |
| Ex- | Without, out of, outside, or away from |
| Exocrine | To secrete externally (via a duct) |
| Ecto- | Outside |
| Ectoparasite | Organism that lives on the outer surface of the host |
| Hypo- | Depressed, Lower, Less than normal |
| Hypoglycemia | Depressed amounts of blood glucose |
| Intra- | Within |
| Intramuscular | Within the muscle |
| Oligo- | Scant or little |
| Oliguria | Scant amount or frequency of urination |
| Postanesthetic | Pertaining to after anesthesia |
| Super- , Supra- | Above, Beyond, or Excessive |
| 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 |
| extra- | Outside |
| -tomy | Cutting into or incision |
| Infra- | Below or Beneath |
| Gastrotomy | Incision into the stomach |
| Meta- | Beyond |
| epi- | Upper |
| Per- | Throughout |
| trans- | Across |
| Infra- | Below or Beneath |
| Ultra- | Above, Increased, More than Normal |
| Meta- | Beyond |
| -stomy | Surgically created opening |
| Per- | Throughout |
| 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" Ex: Cardiac |
| -al | "Pertaining to" Ex: Renal |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal or excision |
| -an | "Pertaining to" Ex: Ovarian |
| -ar | "Pertaining to" Ex: Lumbar |
| -ary | "Pertaining to" Ex: Alimentary |
| -al | "Pertaining to" Ex: Renal |
| -eal | "Pertaining to" Ex: Laryngeal |
| -ic | "Pertaining to" Ex: Enteric |
| -ine | "Pertaining to" Ex: Uterine |
| -ous | "Pertaining to" Ex: Cutaneous |
| -eal | "Pertaining to" Ex: Laryngeal |
| -tic | "Pertaining to" Ex: Nephrotic |
| Mastectomy | Surgical removal of the breast or mammary gland |
| -ine | "Pertaining to" Ex: Uterine |
| -pexy | Suture to stabilize |
| -ous | "Pertaining to" Ex: Cutaneous |
| Gastropexy | Stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| Mastectomy | Surgical removal of the breast or mammary gland |
| Rhinoplasty | Surgical repair of the nose |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| Cystocentesis | Surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine) |
| -gram | Record of |
| Electrocardiogram | Electrocardiographic hard copy record |
| -graph | Instrument that records |
| Electrocardiograph | machine that records the electrical activity of the heart |
| -graphy | Procedure that records |
| Electrocardiography | 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 | Instrument used to visually examine inside the body |
| -scopy | Procedure to visually examine |
| Endoscopy | Procedure of visually examining inside the body |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| Chemotherapy | Treatment with chemical substances or drugs |
| -rrhagia / -rrhage | Bursting Forth |
| Hemorrhage | Bursting forth of blood from vessels |
| rrhaphy | To suture |
| Enterorrhaphy | Suturing of small intestine |
| -rrhea | Flow , Discharge |
| Diarrhea | Complete discharge of the bowels |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| Myorrhexis | Rupture of the muscle |
| -algia, -dynia | Pain |
| Arthralgia and Arthrodynia | Joint pain |
| -ia | State or Condition |
| Hyperglycemia | Condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose |
| -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 | Abnormal Condition of the heart |
| -pathy | Disease |
| Enteropathy | Disease of the small intestines |
| -sclerosis | Abnormal hardening |
| Arteriosclerosis | Abnormal hardening of the arteries |
| -um | Structure |
| Pericardium | Structure surrounding the heart |
| -us | Thing |
| Ovari/o | ovary |
| hysteri/o | uterus |
| Ovariohysterectomy | Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus |
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