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Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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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 |