Week 1 exam prep

VAT 110 Medical Terminology

pyelitis

inflammation of the renal pelvis

vulvoplasty

reconstruction of the vulva

phlebitis

inflammation of the vein

ovariohysterectomy

removal of the ovaries and uterus

stomatitis

inflammation of the mouth

-centisis

to puncture and remove fluid from

-emia

blood condition

-pnea

breathing

-algia

pain or ache

-tomy

surgical cutting or incision

brady-

slow

dys-

abnormal, difficult, painful

hypo-

low or insuficient

hyper-

high

psuedo-

false

tachy-

rapid or fast

FIV

feline immunodeficiency virus

URI

upper respiratory infection

HBC

hit by car

abdomin/o

abdomen

thorac/o

thorax

arthr/o

joints

cost/o

rib

hist/o

tissue

c/s/v/d

coughing sneezing vomitting, diarrhea

o

owner

Dx

disease

Hx

history

NPO

nothing by mouth

tid

three times a day

mm

mucus membrane

sq

subcutaneous

dnr

do not resusitate

eol

end of life

fbo

foreign body obstruction

bord

bordatella

rv

rabies vaccine

root word

the subject part of the term

compound word

two or more root words used together

combining vowel

always a vowel (usually o) used to connect a root word or suffix

suffix

a word or syllable added to the end of a root word

combining form

root word + combining vowel=

-itis

inflammation of

-osis

abnormal condition of

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-path or -pathy

disease of

-megaly

enlarged

Brachy-

short

brady-

slow

tachy-

rapid, fast

de-

to remove

crypt-

hidden

gastr/o-

stomach

enter/o

intestine

hepat/o, hepa

liver

blephar/o

eyelid or eyelash

hist/o

tissue

intravenous

into/within the vein

pyometra

a purulent uterine infection

gastritis

an inflammation of the stomach

cryptorchid

hidden testicle

rhinotracheitis

inflammation of the nose and trachea

prefix

a word/syllable added in the beginning or a root word

Rule #1 to follow when creating a medical term

if suffix beings with consonant, use “o” to connect to the root

rule #2 to follow when creating a medical term

if suffix begins with a vowel, don’t use “o”

a- or an-

without or not having

Rule #3 to follow when creating a medical term

if suffix beings with the same vowel that the root word ends with, don’t repeat the vowel.