click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ready, Set, Go!
Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ab- | Away From |
| A- | Without or no |
| An- | Without or no |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Anti- | Against |
| Eu- | Good, Easy, Normal |
| Dys- | Difficult, Painful, Bad |
| Endo- | Within, Inside |
| Ex- Exo- | Without, Out of, Outside, Away from |
| Hyper- | Elevated, Higher, More than Normal |
| Hypo- | Depressed, Lower, Less than Normal |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within |
| Poly- | Many, Excessive |
| Oligo- | Scant, Little |
| Pre- | Before |
| Post- | After |
| Sub- | Below, Under |
| Super- Supra- | Above, Beyond, Excessive |
| Epi- | Upper |
| Extra- | Outside |
| Infra- | Below, Beneath |
| Meta- | Beyond |
| Per- | Throughout |
| Trans- | Across |
| Ultra- | Above, Increased, More than Normal |
| Pan- | All |
| Peri- | Around |
| -ac -al -an -ar -ary -eal -ic -ine -ous -tic | Pertaining To |
| -tomy | Cutting into, Incision |
| -stomy | Surgically created opening. |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal. |
| -pexy | Suture to stabilize. |
| -plasty | Surgical repair. |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas. |
| -gram | record of |
| -graph | Instrument that records. |
| -graphy | Procedure that records. |
| -lysis | Separation, Cutting into |
| -scope | Instrument to visually examine. |
| -scopy | Procedure to visually examine. |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -rrhagia -rrhage | Bursting Forth |
| -rrhaphy | to Suture |
| -rrhea | Flow, Discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -algia -dynia | Pain |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening. |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -osis | Abnormal condition. |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -sclerosis | Abnormal Hardening |
| -um | Structure |