Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 1- Ready, Set, Go
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combination of the root and the combining vowel
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combining form
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vowel (usually o) that is added to the end of the root to make the word easier to pronounce
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combining vowel
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word part that gives the essential meaning of the word
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root
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combining form for white
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leuk/o
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Prefix meaning all
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pan
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word part found at the beginning of a word. Usually indicates number, location, time or status
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prefix
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without or no
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A-
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without or no
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An-
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means toward. Contrasting Prefix: Ab
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Ad-
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means against
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Anti-
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means good, easy or normal Contrasting Prefix: Dys-
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Eu-
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Means without, out of , outside or away from Contrasting Prefix: Endo-
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Ex- or Exo_
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means outside Contrasting Prefix: Endo-
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Ecto-
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means depressed, lower, or less than normal Contrasting Prefix: Hyper-
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Hypo-
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means within Contrasting Prefix: Inter
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Intra-
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means scant or little Contrasting Prefix: Poly
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Oligo-
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means after Contrasting Prefix: Pre
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Post-
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means above, beyond, excessive Contrasting Prefix: Sub-
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Super- or Supra-
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means away from Contrasting Prefix: Ad-
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Ab-
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means difficult, painful or bad Contrasting Prefix: Eu
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Dys-
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means within or inside Contrasting Prefix: Ex- or Exo-
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Endo-
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means elevated, higher, or more than normal Contrasting Prefix: Hypo
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Hyper-
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means between Contrasting Prefix: Intra-
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Inter-
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means many or excessive Contrasting Prefix: Oligo-
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Poly-
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means before Contrasting Prefix: Post-
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Pre-
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means below, under or less. Contrasting Prefix: Super- or Supra-
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Sub-
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means around.
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Peri-
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within
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Intra -
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above,increased or more than normal
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Super-
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above,increased or more than normal
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Hyper -
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between
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Inter -
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below, under, or decreased
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Sub -
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upper
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Epi -
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outside
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Extra -
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below, under, or decreased
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Hypo -
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below or beneath
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Infra -
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beyond
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Meta -
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throughout
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Per -
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across
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Trans -
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above, increased, or more than normal
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Ultra -
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above, increased, or more than normal.
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Supra-
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~pain ~ joint pain
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"-algia" as in arthralgia or "-dynia" as in arthrodynia
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~inflammation ~ inflammation of the liver
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"-itis" as in hepatitis
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~abnormal softening ~ abnormal softening of bone
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"-malacia" as in osteomalacia
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~enlargement ~enlargement of the heart
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"-megaly" as in cardiomegaly
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~abnormal condition ~abnormal condition of the heart
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"-osis" as in cardiosis
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~disease ~disease of the small intestine
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"-pathy" as in enteropathy
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~abnormal hardening ~abnormal hardening of the heart
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"-sclerosis" as in arteriosclerosis
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~structure ~the structure of the heart
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"-um" as in paricardium
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~surgically puncture to remove fluid or gas. ~a surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine)
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"-centesis" as in cystocentesis
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~record of ~the electrocardiographic hard copy record
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"-gram" as in electrocardiogram
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~instrument that records (or used as a record) ~the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart
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"-graph" as in electrocardiograph
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~the procedure that records ~the procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart
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"-graphy" as in electrocardiography
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~separation or breakdown ~separation of the urin into its constituents
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"-lysis" as in urinlysis
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~instrument to visually examine ~instrument used to visually examine inside the body
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"-scope" as in endoscope
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~procedure to visually examine ~the procedure of visually examining inside the body
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"-scopy" as in endoscopy
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~treatment ~treatment with chemical substances or drugs
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"-therapy" as in chemotherapy
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~bursting forth ~bursting forth of blood from the vessels
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"-rrhagia" or "-rrhage" as in hemorrhage
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~to suture ~suturing of the intestines
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"rrhaphy" as in enterorrhaphy
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~rupture ~rupture of the muscle
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"-rrhexis" as in myorrhexis
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surgical removal surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands
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"-ectomy" as in mastectomy
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suture to stabilize surgically stapling the stomach to the abdominal wall
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"-pexy" as in gastropexy
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surgically repair surgically repair of the nose
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"-plasty" as in rhinoplasty
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surgically created opening surgically created opening between the colon and the body surface
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"-stomy" as in colostomy
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cutting into incision into the abdomen
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"-tomy" as in laparotomy
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pertaining to heart
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"-ac"= cardiac
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pertaining to kidney
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"-al" as in renal
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pertaining to the intestines
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"-ic", as in enteric
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pertaining to ovary
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"-an" as in ovarian
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pertaining to loin or lower back
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"-ar" as in lumbar
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pertaining to laryngeal
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"-eal" as in laryngeal
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pertaining to uterus
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"-ine" as in uterine
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pertaining to the skin
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"-ous" as in cutaneous
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pertaining to kidneys
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"-tic" as in necrotic
