vet med prefix week 2

De

Reverse/ Remove

Ex. Dehydrate : remove water from

Di

Two

Ex. Diphasic : having two stages

Dia

Between/ Through/ Apart/ Across/ Completely

Ex. Diagnosis: complete knowledge

Dis

Apart from/ free from

Ex. Disinfect : to free from infection

Dys

Painful/ Difficult/ Abnormal

Ex. Dyspnea : Difficult breathing

E/ Ec/ Ex

Out of/ away from/ from

Ex. Ectopic : out of place

Ecto/ Exo

Outer/ Outside/ Situated On

Ex. Ectoparasite : organism living on the outside

Em/ En

In

Ex: Enzootic : in a population of animals

Endo

Within/ inner

Ex. Endoparasite : organism living on the inside

Ep/ Epi

Upon/ on/ over/ above

Ex. Epidermis : outer layer of skin

Eu

Normal/ good/ well/ healthy

Ex. Eupnea : normal breathing

Euthanasia : inducing death painlessly

Extra

Outside of/ beyond

Ex. Extracellular : outside the cell

Hemi

Half

Ex. Hemiplegia : paralysis of one side of body

Hyper

Excessive/ above/ beyond

Ex. Hyperesthesia : excessive sensitivity

Hyp/ Hypo

Under/ deficient/ beneath

Ex. Hypothyroid: under active thyroid