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Ch. 1 Prefixes & Suffixes
Basic veterinary medical prefixes and suffixes
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Veterinary Medicine
11th Grade
04/14/2012
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Term
A-
 Definition
without or no
Term
An-
 Definition
without or no
Term
Ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
Ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
Anti-
 Definition
against
Term
Dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, or bad
Term
Eu-
 Definition
good, easy, or normal
Term
Endo-
 Definition
within or inside
Term
Ex- or Exo-
 Definition
without, out of, outside, away from
Term
Ecto-
 Definition
outside
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
elevated
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
depressed, lower
Term
Inter-
 Definition
between
Term
Intra-
 Definition
within
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many or excessive
Term
Oligo-
 Definition
scant or little
Term
Pre-
 Definition
before
Term
Post-
 Definition
after
Term
Sub-
 Definition
below, under, or less
Term
Super- or Supra-
 Definition
above, beyond, or excessive
Term
Epi-
 Definition
upper
Term
Extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
Infra-
 Definition
below or beneath
Term
Meta-
 Definition
beyond
Term
Per-
 Definition
throughout
Term
Ultra-
 Definition
above, increased, or more than normal
Term
Pan-
 Definition
all
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency or reduction in #
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting into or incision
Term
-stomy
 Definition
surgically created opening
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal or excision
Term
cardiac
 Definition
pertaining to heart
Term
renal-
 Definition
pertaining to kidney
Term
ovarian-
 Definition
pertaining to ovaries
Term
lumbar-
 Definition
pertaining to loin, lower back
Term
alimentary-
 Definition
pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract
Term
laryngeal-
 Definition
pertaining to larynx
Term
enteric-
 Definition
pertaining to intestines
Term
uterine-
 Definition
pertaining to uterus
Term
cutaneous-
 Definition
pertaining to the skin
Term
nephrotic-
 Definition
pertaining to the kidneys
Term
-pexy
 Definition
suture to stabilize
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
Term
-gram
 Definition
record of
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument that records
Term
-graphy
 Definition
procedure that records
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation or breakdown
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument to visually examine
Term
-scopy
 Definition
procedure to visually examine
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
-rrhagia or -rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
to suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
Term
-um
 Definition
structure
Term
cyanosis-
 Definition
condition of blue discoloration
Term
anemia-
 Definition
blood condition of deficient recd blood cells and/or hemoglobin
Term
mucus-
 Definition
slimelike substance composed of glandular secretion, salts, cells, and leukocytes
Term
ilium-
 Definition
part of the hip
Term
condyle-
 Definition
a rounded projection on a bone
Term
carpus-
 Definition
joint between the radius and ulna and metacarpal bones
Term
arthro-
 Definition
joint
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
leuk/o-
 Definition
white
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