Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 1
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| prefix | word part found at the beginning of a word. Usually indicates number, location, time, or status
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| root | word part that gives the essential meaning of the word. It cannot stand alone; a suffix must be added to complete the term
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| 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.
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| combining form | comination of the root and the combining vowel
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| suffix | word part found at the end of a word. Usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder.
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| Ab- | means away from
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| Dys- | means difficult, painful, or bad
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| Endo- | means within or inside
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| Hyper- | means elevated, higher,or more than normal
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| Inter- | mens between
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| Poly- | many or excessive
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| Pre- | before
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| Sub- | below, under, or less
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| A- | without or no
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| An- | without or no
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| Ad- | toward
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| Anti- | against
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| Eu- | good, easy, or normal
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| Ex- | without, out of, outside, or away from
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| Ecto- | outside
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| Hypo- | depressed, lower, or less than normal
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| Intra- | within
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| Oligo- | scant or little
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| Post- | after
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| Super- or supra- | above, beyond, or excessive
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| Epi_ | upper
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| Extra- | outside
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| Infra- | below or beneath
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| Inter- | between
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| Meta- | beyond
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| per- | throughout
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| Trans- | beacross
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| Ultra- | above, increased, or more than normal
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| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
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| cystocentesis | surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid
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| -gram | record of
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| cyanosis | condition of blue discoloration
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| carpus | joint between the radius and ulna and metacarpal bones
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| -um | structure
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| -pathy | disease
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| -algia | pain
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| -ia | state or condition
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| -itis | inflammation
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| pericardium | structure surrounding the heart
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| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -ive | performs or tends toward
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| congestive | tends toward accumulation of fluid
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| mucus | slime-like substance composed of glandular secretion, salts, cells, and leukocytes
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| mucous | pertaining to mucus
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| -graph | instrument that records
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| -lysis | separation or breakdown
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| -scope | instrument to visually examine
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| electrocardiography | procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart
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| endoscopy | procedure of visually examining the inside of the body
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| urinalysis | separation of the urine into its constituents
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -ine | pertaining to
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -an | pertaining to
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| alimentary | pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract
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| lumbar | pertaining to the lower back
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| nephrotic | pertaining to the kidneys
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| cardiac | pertaining to the heart
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| renal | pertaining to the kidney
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| ovarian | pertaining to the ovary
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose
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| mastectomy | surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands
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| -tomy | cutting or incision
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| -stomy | surgically created opening
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| -ectomy | surgical removal or excision
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| gastrectomy | surgical removal of the stomach
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| diarrhea | complete discharge of the bowels
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| myorrhexis | rupture of the muscle
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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| osteomalacia | abnormal softening of the bone
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| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver
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| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow
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| ileum | distal part of the small intestine
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| ilium | part of the pelvic bone
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| hepatoma | liver mass
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| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
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| -oma | mass
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| pan- | all
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -pexy | suture to stabilize
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| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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| -osis | abnormal condition or disease
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