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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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