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Vet 1055 Chapter 1
Prefix, Suffix
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Veterinary Medicine
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09/26/2011
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Term
Ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
A-
 Definition
without or no
Term
An-
 Definition
without or no
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, higher, or more than normal
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
depressed, lower, or less than normal
Term
Inter-
 Definition
between
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Intra-
 Definition
within
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Poly-
 Definition
many or excessive
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Oligo-
 Definition
scant or little
Term
Pre-
 Definition
before
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Post-
 Definition
after
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Sub-
 Definition
below, under, or less
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Super- or Supra-
 Definition
above, beyond, or excessive
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epi-
 Definition
upper
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extra-
 Definition
outside
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infra-
 Definition
below or beneath
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond
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per-
 Definition
throughout
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
ultra-
 Definition
above, increased, or more than normal
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
post-
 Definition
after
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to the heart
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to the kidney
Term
-an
 Definition
pertaining to the ovary
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to the loin, lower back
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to the larynx
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to the intestines
Term
-ine
 Definition
pertaining to the uterus
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to the skin
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to the kidneys
Term
-ectomny
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-pexy
 Definition
suture to stabilze
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-stomy
 Definition
surgically created opening
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting into
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
Term
-gram
 Definition
record of
Term
-graph
 Definition
insturment that records (or used as a record)
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, discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-algia and -dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargment
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
Term
-um
 Definition
structure
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