Chapter 1 -Veterinary Medical Terminology 4th Edition

Eponyms

Word formed from a person's name

Prefix

the part at the beginning of a word

Root

word part that gives the essential meaning of the word

Combining Vowel

single vowel (o) that is added to the end of a root to make a word pronounce easier

Combining Form

combination of the root and combining vowel

Suffix

word part found at the end of the word

Pre-

Before

Preoperative

Before or proceding an operation

Peri-

Around

Perioperative

pertaining to the period around an operation

Post-

After

Postoperative

after an operation

Arthroscope

instrument used to visually examine the joint

Gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

Gastr/o

Stomach

Enter/o

Small intestine

Traumatic

pertaining to injury

uria

urination

A-

without or no

Atraumatic

without injury

An-

without or no

Anuria

absence of urine

Ab-

away from

Abduction

Take away from the midline

Ad-

Towards

Adduction

move toward the midline

Emetic

Pertaining to vomiting

Anti-

against

Antiemetics

work against or prevent vomiting

Dys-

difficult, painful, or bad

Dysphagia

Difficulty eating or swallowing

Eu-

good, easy, or normal

Euthyroid

having a normally functioning thyroid gland

Endo-

within or inside

Endocrine

secrete internally

Ex-/Exo

without, out of, outside, or away from

Exocrine

secrete externally (via a duct)

Endo-

within or inside

Endoparasite

an organism that lives within the body of a host

Ecto-

outside

Ectoparasite

organism that lives on the outer surface of the host

Hyper-

Elevated, higher or more than normal

Hyperglycemia

elevated amounts of blood glucose

Hypo-

depressed lower or less than normal

Hypoglycemia

depressed amounts of blood glucose

Inter-

Between

Intercostal

between the ribs

Intra-

within

Intramuscular

within the muscle

Poly-

Many or excessive

Ployuria

excessive amount of frequency of urination

Oligo-

scant or little

Oliguria

scant amount or frequency of urination

Preanesthetic

Pertaining to before anesthesia

Postanesthetic

pertaining to after anesthesia

Sub-

below, under, less

Sublingual

under the tongue

Super-

above beyond or excessive

Supra-

above beyond or excessive

Supernumerary

more than the regular number

Suprascapular

above the shoulder blade

pan-

all

Leuk/o

white

-penia

reduction in number

Panleukopenia

all types of white blood cells

-tomy

cutting into or incision

Gastrotomy

incision into the stomach

-stomy

surgically created opening

Gastrostomy

surgically created opening between the stomach and the body surface

-ectomy

surgical removal or excision

Gastrectomy

surgical removal of the stomach

Epi-

Upper

Extra-

outside

Infra-

below and beneath

Meta-

beyond

Per-

throughout

Trans-

across

Ultra-

above increased, or more than normal

Cardi(ac)

pertaining to the heart

Ren(al)

pertaining to the kidney

Ovari(an)

pertaining to the ovary

Lumb(ar)

pertaining to the loin, lower back

Aliment(ary)

pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract

laryng(eal)

pertaining to the larynx

Enter(ic)

pertaining to the small intestine

Uter(ine)

pertaining to the uterus

Cutane(ous)

pertaining to the skin

Nephro(tic)

pertaining to the kidneys

Mastectomy

removal of the breast or mammary glands

-pexy

suture to stabilizing

gastropexy

surgical stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall

-plasty

surgical repair

rhinoplasty

surgical repair of the nose

Colostomy

surgically created opening between the colon and the body surface

-tomy

cutting into

laparotomy

incision into the abdomen

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

cystocentesis

sugical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine)

-gram

record of

electrocardiogram

hard copy record