Vet Assisting Prefixes and Terms

Cardiac

Cardiac

Pertaining to the heart

Renal

Pertaining to the kidney

Ovarian

Pertaining to the ovary

Lumbar

Pertaining to the loin or lower back

Alimentary

Pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract

Laryngeal

Pertaining to the larynx

Enteric

Pertaining to the intestines

Uterine

Pertaining to the uterus

Cutaneous

Pertaining to the skin

Nephrotic

Pertaining to the kidneys

a-/an-

Without; no

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

Toward

Anti-

Against; to stop

Dys-

Difficult; Painful

Ecto-

Outside

Endo-

Within, inside

Exo-

Outside

Hyper-

Above normal

Hypo-

Below normal

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within

Oligo-

Very little

Peri-

Around

Poly-

Many; excessive

Post-

After

Pre-

Before

Sub-

Below

Super-

Above