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Veterinary Medical Vocabulary
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
08/25/2009
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Term
-cele
 Definition
cavity, swelling, hernia
Term
-centesis
 Definition
puncture(w/ a needle)
Term
-cide,-cidal
 Definition
kill, destroy
Term
-crine
 Definition
secretion
Term
-cyte
 Definition

cell

Eurthrocyte
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
to remove, excise
Term
-emia
 Definition

related to blood

anemia
Term
-gen
 Definition
something that produces
Term
-gram, -graph
 Definition
written or visual record
Term
-helminth-
 Definition
related to a worm
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-logy
 Definition
science, study of
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction, decomposition
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling
Term
-opsy
 Definition
to see, vision
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-osis
 Definition
a diseased state (full of)
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
to make an opening
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-otomy
 Definition
to cut open or into
Term
-plasia, -plastic
 Definition
formation
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
to flow
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-static, stasis
 Definition
to stop, inhibit
Term
-uria
 Definition
related to urine
Term
Adeno-
 Definition
related to a gland
Term
Angio-
 Definition
related to a blood vessel
Term
Anterior
 Definition
in front (cranial animals, ventral humans)
Term
Arthr-,arthro-
 Definition

related to joints

arthritis
Term
Aural
 Definition
related to ear
Term
Cardio-
 Definition
related to heart
Term
Caudal
 Definition
toward the tail
Term
Ceco-
 Definition
related to cecum
Term
Celio-
 Definition
related to abdomen
Term
Cephalo
 Definition

related to head

encephalitis
Term
Chondro-
 Definition
related to cartilage
Term
Coli-
 Definition
related to colon
Term
Con-
 Definition

with, together

conjunction
Term
Cranial
 Definition
toward the head
Term
Cranio-
 Definition
related to skull
Term
Cutaneous
 Definition

related to skin

subcutaneous
Term
Cyst-,cysto-
 Definition
related to bladder (urinary)
Term
Cyto-
 Definition
related to cell
Term
Derma-
 Definition
related to skin
Term
Desmo-
 Definition
related to ligament
Term
Distal
 Definition
remote, further from a reference point
Term
Dorsal
 Definition
toward the back, top-side in animals
Term
Encephalo-
 Definition

related to brain

encephalitis
Term
Endo-,end-
 Definition
inward, within
Term
Entero-
 Definition
related to intestines
Term
Epi-
 Definition

on, upon, over

epinepherine
Term
Erythro-
 Definition
red, esp. red blood cells
Term
Gastro-
 Definition
related to stomach
Term
Gene-, geno-
 Definition
related to production, reproduction or origin
Term
Hema-, hemo-
 Definition
related to blood
Term
Hepato-
 Definition
related to liver
Term
Hetero-
 Definition
other, opposite
Term
Homo-
 Definition
same
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
above, beyond, excessive
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
beneath, under deficient
Term
Hystero-
 Definition
related to uterus
Term
Lateral
 Definition
toward the side
Term
Leuko-
 Definition
white, esp. white blood cells
Term
Lympho-
 Definition
related to lymph node, vessel, or fluid
Term
Mal-
 Definition
bad, abnormal, diseased
Term
Mast-
 Definition
related to mammary gland
Term
Medial
 Definition
toward the middle
Term
Mega-, -megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
Metr-
 Definition
related to uterus
Term
Mon-
 Definition
one, single
Term
Myco-
 Definition

having to do with fungus or mold

mycotoxin
Term
Myo-
 Definition
related to muscle
Term
Necro-
 Definition
related to dead body, cells or tissue
Term
Neo-
 Definition
new, strange
Term
Nephro-
 Definition
related to kidney
Term
Oculo-
 Definition
related to eye
Term
Ophthalmo-
 Definition
related to eye
Term
Opto-
 Definition
related to sight
Term
Orchi-
 Definition
related to testes, testicles
Term
Osteo-
 Definition
related to bone
Term
Ot-,oto-
 Definition
related to ear
Term
Ovi-,ovo-
 Definition
related to ovary
Term
Phleb-
 Definition
related to vein or veins
Term
Pleura-
 Definition
related to membrane lining the lungs
Term
Pneumo-
 Definition
related to lungs, breath pneumona
Term
Posterior
 Definition
in back (caudal in animals, dorsal in humans)
Term
Procto-
 Definition
related to rectum
Term
Pulmonary
 Definition
related to lungs
Term
Rena-,reni-
 Definition
related to kidneys renal faliure
Term
Rhino-
 Definition
related to nose
Term
Sacro-
 Definition
related to flesh
Term
Spleno-
 Definition
related to spleen
Term
Thrombo-
 Definition
related to a clot
Term
Toxi-
 Definition
poison, toxin
Term
Typhlo-
 Definition
related to cecum
Term
Vaso-
 Definition
related to vessel or duct
Term
Ventral
 Definition
toward the belly, underside in animals
Term
a-,an-
 Definition
without, opposite
Term
ant-,anti
 Definition
against
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
auto-,aut-
 Definition
related to self
Term
bi-
 Definition
two, twice
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
carcino-
 Definition
cancer
Term
cyst-,cysto-
 Definition
sac or swelling, bladder
Term
di-
 Definition
twice, double
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, between, apart, across, completely
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart, separate, negative
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult, abnormal
Term
ecto-
 Definition
on the surface, outside
Term
path-,-pathy
 Definition
a diseased state
Term
peri-
 Definition

around

pericardium
Term
phago-
 Definition
to eat or engulf
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
proximal
 Definition
near, closer to reference point
Term
pyo-
 Definition
pus
Term
pyro-
 Definition
fire, heat, fever
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