Veterinary Medical Technology Root

AER-, AERO

Denoting gas

ALGE-, ALGESI-, ALGO-

Relating to pain

ARTHRO-

Relating to a joint or joints

CRANIO-

Relating to the cranium of the skull

CYSTO-

Relating to a sac or cyst

CYTO-

Denoting a cell

DACTYLO-

Relating to digits

DENT-, DENTO-, DONTO-

Relating to teeth

DERMA-, DERMAT-

Relating to the skin

DORSI-, DORSO-

Referring to the back

ENCEPHALO-

Denoting the brain

ENTERO-

Relating to the intestines

ESO-

Inward

GINGIVA-

Relating to the gingiva or gum

GLOSS-, GLOSSO-

Relating to the tongue

GLUCO-

Denoting sweetness

GLYCO-

Relating to sugar

GNATH-, GNATHO-

Denoting the jaw

HIST-, HISTIO-, HISTO-

Relating to a tissue

HYDR-, HYDRO-

Denoting water

IPSI-

Meaning self

ISO-

Equal

LABIO-

Pertaining to the lips

LACTO-

Relating to milk

LATERO-

Pertaining to the side

LEUK-, LEUKO-

Denoting deficiency of color

LIP-, LIPO-

Pertaining to fat

LITHO-

Denoting a calculus

MACR-, MACRO-

Large, long

MASTI, MASTRO-

Relating to the breast

MEG-, MEGA-

Great, large

MENINGO-

Denoting membranes, covering the brain and spinal cord

MICR-, MICRO-

Small in size or extent

MORPHO-

Relating to form

MULTI-

Many

MY-, MYO-

Relating to muscle

NASO-

Relating to the nose

NECRO-

Denoting death

NEO-

New

NEPHR-, NEPHRO-

Denoting the kidney

NORMO-

Normal or usual

OCULO-

Denoting the eye

ONCO-

Denoting a swelling or mass

ONYCHO-

Relating to the nails

OO-

Denoting an egg

OPHTHAL-, OPTHALMO-

Pertaining to the eye

OPTICO-

Relating to vision

ORCHI-, ORCHO-

Relating to the testes

ORO-

Relating to the mouth

ORTHO-

Straight, right

OSTEO-

Relating to the bones

OT-, OTO-

Denoting an ear

PATHO-

Denoting disease

PEDIA-, PEDO-

Denoting a child or young

PERINEO-

Combining form for the region between the anus and scrotum or vulva

PHAGO-

Denoting a relationship to eating

PHARYNGO-

Pertaining to the pharynx

PILO-

Relating to hair

PNEUMA-, PNEUMONO-, PNEUMOTO-

Denoting air or gas

POLY-

Many

PULMO-

Denoting the lung

PUPILLO-

Denoting the pupil

PY-, PYO-

Denoting pus

RECTO-

Denoting the rectum

SERO-

Pertaining to serum

SOMATO-

Denoting the body

SPHYGMA-

Denoting a pulse

STETH-, STETHO-

Relating to the chest

SYM-, SYN-

With, along, together

TACHO-, TARCHY-

Swift

TARSO-

Relating to the flat of the foot

THORACO-

Relating to the chest

THROMBO-

Denoting a clot of blood

UR-, URO-, URONO-

Relating to urine

VASO-

Denoting a vessel

VENO-

Denoting a vein

VENTRI-, VENTRO-

Denoting the abdomen

VERTEBRO-

Relating to the vertebra

VISCERO-

Denoting the organs of the body