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vet tech term review
3-vt-11 terminology midterm review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, lack of, not |
| an- | without, lack of, not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, to, near |
| ambi- | both |
| amphi- | both |
| ampho- | both |
| ana- | up, toward, apart |
| ante- | before, in front of, forward |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| apo- | separation from, derived from |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, double, twice |
| cata- | down, under, lower, against |
| circum- | around |
| co- | with, together |
| com- | with, together |
| con- | with, together |
| contra- | opposed, against |
| de- | reverse, remove |
| di- | two, twice |
| dia- | between, through, apart, across, completely |
| dis- | apart from, free from |
| dys- | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| e- | out of, from, away from |
| ec- | out of, from, away from |
| ex- | out of, from, away from |
| ecto- | outer, outside, situated on |
| exo- | outer outside, situated on |
| em- | in |
| en- | in |
| endo- | within, inner |
| ep- | upon, on, over, above |
| epi- | upon, on, over, above |
| eu- | normal, good, well, happy |
| extra- | outside of, beyond |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, above, beyond |
| hypo- | under, deficient, beneath |
| im- | in, into, within, not |
| in- | in, into, within, not |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| intro- | into, within |
| mes- | middle |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | change, beyond, after |
| micro- | small |
| mult- | many |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new, recent |
| pan- | all, entire |
| para- | beside, beyond |
| per- | through, excessive |
| peri- | sround |
| poly- | many, much, excessive |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | again, backward |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under, beneath |
| super- | above, superior, excess |
| supra- | above, superior, excess |
| sym- | together, with |
| syn- | together, with |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| -ac | pertaining to, relating to |
| -al | pertaining to, relating to |
| -ic | pertaining to, relating to |
| -ous | pertaining to, relating to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | protrusion, hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ole | small |
| -ule | small |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | cutting out |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ent | person or agent |
| -ist | person or agent |
| -esis | state or condition |
| -ia | state or condition |
| -iasis | state or condition |
| -form | resembling, shaped like |
| -oid | resembling, shaped like |
| -genesis | development, origin |
| -gram | recording, written record |
| -graphy | recording, written record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -ible | capable, able |
| -ile | capable, able |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | science, study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -penia | lack of, deficiency of |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phage | eating |
| -plasia | forming, growing, changing |
| -plastic | forming, growing, changing |
| -plasty | forming, growing, changing |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhaphy | suturing in place |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | act of examining |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |
| blephar/o- | eyelid or eyelash |
| brachi/o- | arm |
| bucc/o- | cheek |
| canth/o- | corner of the eye |
| capit/o- | head |
| carp/o- | wrist |
| cephal/o- | head |
| cervic/o- | neck |
| cheil/o- | lip |
| cili/o- | eyelash of small hairlike process |
| cor/o- | pupil of eye |
| dactyl/o- | digit, toe |
| dent/i- | tooth or teeth |
| dent/o | tooth or teeth |
| derm/a- | skin |
| derm/o- | skin |
| dermat/o- | skin |
| dors/i- | back |
| dors/o- | back |
| faci/o- | face |
| gingiv/o- | gums |
| gloss/o- | tongue |
| gnath/o- | jaw |
| irid/o- | iris of eye |
| labi/o- | lip |
| lapar/o | flank; abdomen |
| later/o- | side |
| lingu/o- | tongue |
| mamm/a- | mammary gland |
| mamm/o- | mammary gland |
| mast/o- | mammary gland |
| nas/o- | nose |
| occipit/o- | back of the head |
| ocul/o- | eye |
| odont/o- | tooth or teeth |
| omphal/o- | naval or umbilicus |
| onych/o- | nail or claw |
| ophthalm/o- | eye or eyes |
| or/o- | mouth |
| ot/o- | ear |
| papill/o- | nipple |
| phall/o- | penis |
| pil/o- | hair |
| pod/o | foot |
| rhin/o- | nose |
| somat/o- | body |
| steth/o- | chest |
| stom/o- | mouth |
| stomat/o- | mouth |
| tars/o- | ankle |
| thorac/o- | chest of thorax |
| trich/o- | hair |
| ventr/i- | belly |
| ventr/o- | belly |
| aden/o- | gland |
| angi/o- | vessel |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| bronch/i | bronchus |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| chondr/i- | cartilage |
| chondr/io- | cartilage |
| chondr/o- | cartilage |
| colp/o- | vagina |
| cost/o- | ribs |
| cyst/i- | bladder |
| cyst/o- | bladder |
| cyt/o- | cell |
| encephal/o- | brain |
| enter/o- | intestine |
| fibr/o- | fibers |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| hepat/ico | liver |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o- | tissue |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ile/o- | ileum (intestines) |
| ili/o- | ilium (hipbone) |
| kerat/o- | horny tissue |
| laryng/o- | larynx |
| metr/a | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| myel/o- | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| my/o- | muscle |
| nephr/o- | kidney |
| neur/o- | nerve, nerves, nervous system |
| orchi/o- | testes |
| oss/eo- | bone or bones |
| oss/i- | bone or bones |
| ost/e- | bone or bones |
| ost/eo- | bone or bones |
| ovari/o- | ovary |
| phleb/o- | vein or veins |
| pneum/a- | lungs |
| pneum/o- | lungs |
| proct/o- | rectum or anus |
| pulm/o- | lungs |
| rect/o- | rectum |
| sarc/o- | flesh |
| splend/o- | spleen |
| spondyl/o- | vertebra, spinal column |
| tend/o- | tendon |
| ten/o- | tendon |
| ureter/o- | ureter |
| urethr/o- | urethra |
| vas/o- | vessel or duct |
| ven/e- | vein or veins |
| ven/i- | vein or veins |
| ven/o- | vein or veins |
| viscer/o- | viscera |
| audi/o- | hearing |
| bio- | life |
| caus- | burn |
| caut- | burn |
| -clas- | break |
| -clast | break |
| duct- | lead |
| -ectas- | dilate |
| -edem- | swelling |
| -esthes- | sensation |
| gen/o- | producing |
| -purulent | pussy discharge (lol) |
| -iatr/o- | treatment |
| kin/e- | movement |
| kin/o- | movement |
| -lysis | breaking down |
| -lys/o- | breaking down |
| -lytic | breaking down |
| -morph/o- | form, structure, shape |
| -op/ia | vision |
| -ops/ia | vision |
| -opsy | vision |
| -path- | disease |
| -pathy- | disease |
| -phil | love for, affinity |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| schist/o- | split, cleft, division |
| spasm/o- | spasm |
| -statis | standing still, stoppage |
| troph/o- | food, nourishment |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| cry/o- | cold |
| crypt/o- | hidden |
| dipl/o- | double, twice |
| dolich/o- | long |
| glyc/o- | sugar, sweet |
| gluc/o- | sugar, sweet |
| heter/o- | other, different |
| hom/eo- | same, alike |
| hom/o- | same, alike |
| hydr/o- | wet, water, fluid |
| is/o- | equal, alike |
| lept/o- | slender, small, thin |
| macr/o- | large |
| mal- | ill, bad |
| malac/o- | soft, soften |
| meg/a- | large, oversized |
| meg/alo- | large, oversized |
| meg/aly- | large, oversized |
| necr/o- | death |
| olig/o- | few, little |
| orth/o- | straight, normal, correct |
| poikil/o- | irregular |
| -scler/o- | hardness |
| sten/o- | narrow, contracted |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| therm/o- | heat |
| chyle | milky fluid-product of digestion |
| chyl/o- | milky fluid-product of digestion |
| dacry/o- | tears |
| lacrima | tears |
| hem/a- | blood |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| hem/o- | blood |
| lymph/o- | lymph |
| mucus | mucus |
| muco- | mucus |
| ptyal/o- | saliva |
| py/o- | pus |
| sangui- | blood, bloody |
| sanguin/o- | blood, bloody |
| ser/o- | serum |
| sial/o- | saliva, salivary glands |
| ur/e | urine or urea |
| ur/ea | urine or urea |
| ur/eo- | urine or urea |
| ur/in- | urine or urea |
| ur/ino- | urine or urea |
| ur/o- | urine of urea |
| adip/o- | fat |
| cerumen | earwax |
| cerumin/o- | earwax |
| gluco- | sugar |
| glyc/o- | sugar |
| sacchar/o- | sugar |
| sacchar/i- | sugar |
| heme | hemoglobin |
| lip/o- | fat or fatty acids |
| lipid | fat or fatty acids |
| lith/o- | stone or calculus |
| albus | white |
| alba | white |
| alb- | white |
| chrom/o- | color |
| chromat/o | color |
| cirrhos | orange-yellow |
| cyan/o- | blue |
| erythr/o- | red |
| leuc/o- | white |
| leuk/0- | white |
| melan/o- | black |
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