Vet medical terms 3

Hemi-

Half

Hemimandibulectomy

Surgical removal of half of the lower jaw

Hyper- (Think hyperhydrosis)

excessive, above, beyond

hyp-, hypo-

under, deficient, beneath

Hypodermic

an injection beneath the skin

im-, in-

in, into, within not

infra-

below, beneath

inter-

between

intracardiac

preformed with the heart

intraosseous

into the bone

intro-

into, within

mes-, meso-

middle

meta-

change

micr-, micro-

small

multi-

many

neo- (think new tissue growth)

new, recent

pan- (think pandemic)

all, entire

para-

beside, beyond

per-

through, excessive

peroral

administered through the mouth

peri-

around

perivascular

located or occurring around a blood vessel

poly-

many, much, excessive

Polyuria/polydipsia- PU/PD

excessive uriantion and excessive thirst

post-

after, behind

postmortal

after death exam

pre-, pro-

before

prenatal

before birth

pre surgery

before surgery

pseudo-

false

pseudoparasite

false parasite

pseudocyesis

false pregnancy

re-

again, backward

retro-

backward, behind

semi-

half

sub- (think submarine)

under, beneath

subcutaneous

under skin

submandibular

the area or structures located beneath the mandible, or lower jaw

super-, supra-

above, superior

sym-, syn- (think symbiosis)

together, with

trans-

across, through

transection

cut across

transfix

to pierce across

transdermal

through the skin

ultra-

beyond, access

ultravirus

small virus

ultrasonic

beyond upper limit of hearing