Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 1

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
prefix   word part found at the beginning of a word. Usually indicates number, location, time, or status  
🗑
root   word part that gives the essential meaning of the word. It cannot stand alone; a suffix must be added to complete the term  
🗑
combining vowel   single vowel, usually an O, that is added to the end of a root to make the word easier to pronounce. It is used when a suffix begins with a consonant or when two or more roots are joined.  
🗑
combining form   comination of the root and the combining vowel  
🗑
suffix   word part found at the end of a word. Usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder.  
🗑
Ab-   means away from  
🗑
Dys-   means difficult, painful, or bad  
🗑
Endo-   means within or inside  
🗑
Hyper-   means elevated, higher,or more than normal  
🗑
Inter-   mens between  
🗑
Poly-   many or excessive  
🗑
Pre-   before  
🗑
Sub-   below, under, or less  
🗑
A-   without or no  
🗑
An-   without or no  
🗑
Ad-   toward  
🗑
Anti-   against  
🗑
Eu-   good, easy, or normal  
🗑
Ex-   without, out of, outside, or away from  
🗑
Ecto-   outside  
🗑
Hypo-   depressed, lower, or less than normal  
🗑
Intra-   within  
🗑
Oligo-   scant or little  
🗑
Post-   after  
🗑
Super- or supra-   above, beyond, or excessive  
🗑
Epi_   upper  
🗑
Extra-   outside  
🗑
Infra-   below or beneath  
🗑
Inter-   between  
🗑
Meta-   beyond  
🗑
per-   throughout  
🗑
Trans-   beacross  
🗑
Ultra-   above, increased, or more than normal  
🗑
-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas  
🗑
cystocentesis   surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid  
🗑
-gram   record of  
🗑
cyanosis   condition of blue discoloration  
🗑
carpus   joint between the radius and ulna and metacarpal bones  
🗑
-um   structure  
🗑
-pathy   disease  
🗑
-algia   pain  
🗑
-ia   state or condition  
🗑
-itis   inflammation  
🗑
pericardium   structure surrounding the heart  
🗑
cardiomegaly   enlargement of the heart  
🗑
-megaly   enlargement  
🗑
-ive   performs or tends toward  
🗑
congestive   tends toward accumulation of fluid  
🗑
mucus   slime-like substance composed of glandular secretion, salts, cells, and leukocytes  
🗑
mucous   pertaining to mucus  
🗑
-graph   instrument that records  
🗑
-lysis   separation or breakdown  
🗑
-scope   instrument to visually examine  
🗑
electrocardiography   procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart  
🗑
endoscopy   procedure of visually examining the inside of the body  
🗑
urinalysis   separation of the urine into its constituents  
🗑
-ous   pertaining to  
🗑
-tic   pertaining to  
🗑
-ine   pertaining to  
🗑
-ic   pertaining to  
🗑
-eal   pertaining to  
🗑
-ary   pertaining to  
🗑
-ar   pertaining to  
🗑
-an   pertaining to  
🗑
-al   pertaining to  
🗑
-ac   pertaining to  
🗑
alimentary   pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract  
🗑
lumbar   pertaining to the lower back  
🗑
nephrotic   pertaining to the kidneys  
🗑
cardiac   pertaining to the heart  
🗑
renal   pertaining to the kidney  
🗑
ovarian   pertaining to the ovary  
🗑
-plasty   surgical repair  
🗑
rhinoplasty   surgical repair of the nose  
🗑
mastectomy   surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands  
🗑
-tomy   cutting or incision  
🗑
-stomy   surgically created opening  
🗑
-ectomy   surgical removal or excision  
🗑
gastrectomy   surgical removal of the stomach  
🗑
-rrhea   flow, discharge  
🗑
diarrhea   complete discharge of the bowels  
🗑
-rrhexis   rupture  
🗑
myorrhexis   rupture of the muscle  
🗑
-malacia   abnormal softening  
🗑
osteomalacia   abnormal softening of the bone  
🗑
hepatitis   inflammation of the liver  
🗑
myel/o   spinal cord or bone marrow  
🗑
ileum   distal part of the small intestine  
🗑
ilium   part of the pelvic bone  
🗑
hepatoma   liver mass  
🗑
gastroenteritis   inflammation of the stomach and small intestine  
🗑
-oma   mass  
🗑
pan-   all  
🗑
-plasty   surgical repair  
🗑
-pexy   suture to stabilize  
🗑
-stomy   creation of an artificial opening to the body surface  
🗑
-osis   abnormal condition or disease  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: spoitevint
Popular Veterinary sets