Vet Med Terms

Four

quadri-, tetra-

two

duo-

three

tri-

five

penta-, quinqu

six

sex-, hex-

seven

sept-, hept-

eight

octo-

nine

novem-, ennea-

ten

deca-, deka-

dysplasia

abnormal growth or development of an organ or a tissue or a cell

anaplasia

a change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other

hypoplasia

incomplete or less than normal development of an organ, a tissue, or a cell

hyperplasia

an abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement in an organ, a tissue, or a cell

aplasia

lack of development of an organ, a tissue, or a cell

fat

adip/o

cell

cyt/o

front

anteri/o

gland

aden/o

study of

-logy

mouth

or/o

rear of the body

posteri/o

toward the tail

caud/o

head

cephal/o

formation of the cell

-trophy

formation of cell number

-plasia

disease

path/o

tissue

hist/o

tumor

-oma

first

prot/o

pathophysiology

branch of biological science that studies how disease changes the function of the body

physiology

branch of biological science that studies and describes how body parts work or function

pathology

branch of biological science that studies the nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions

etiology

branch of biological science that studies the causes of disease

anatomy

branch of biological science that studies the nature, causes, and development, of abnormal conditions

peritoneum

the lining of the abdominal cavity and some of its organs

the sagittal plane divides the body into…

left and right portions

belly or underside of a dog

ventral

toward the head

cranial

nearest the midline or beginning of the structure

proximal

toward the tail

caudal

toward the midline

medial

histology

the study of structure, composition, and function of tissues

the transverse plane divides the body into

cranial and caudal portions

lateral

towards the side

the dorsal plane divides the body into

dorsal and ventral portions

lateral

away from the midline