vet tech prefixes and suffixes

What does cranial mean?

Toward the head

What does caudal mean?

Toward the tail

What does dorsal mean?

Toward the back or top

What does ventral mean?

Toward the belly or underside

What does medial mean?

Toward the middle of the body

What does lateral mean?

Away from the middle of the body

What does proximal mean?

Closer to where a limb attaches to the body

What does distal mean?

Farther from where a limb attaches to the body

What does superficial mean?

Near the surface

What does deep mean?

Far beneath the surface

What body cavity contains the brain?

Cranial cavity

What body cavity contains the heart and lungs?

Thoracic cavity

What body cavity contains the stomach and intestines?

Abdominal cavity

What body cavity contains the bladder?

Pelvic cavity

What does hypo- mean?

Below normal or low

What does hyper- mean?

Above normal or high

What does peri- mean?

Around

What does endo- mean?

Inside

What does ecto- mean?

Outside

What does intra- mean?

Within

What does inter- mean?

Between

What does sub- mean?

Under

What does the suffix -itis mean?

Inflammation

What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

Surgical removal

What does the suffix -otomy mean?

Cutting into

What does the suffix -osis mean?

Abnormal condition

What does the suffix -algia mean?

Pain

What does the suffix -emia mean?

Blood condition

What does the suffix -uria mean?

Urine condition