Veterinary Terminology

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-tomy
cut into, incision
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-stomy
surgically created opening
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-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
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-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
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-gram
record of
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-graph
instrument used to record
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-graphy
procedure that records
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-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
procedure to visually examine
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-therapy
treatment
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-rrhagia -rrhage
bursting forth
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-rraphy
suture
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-algia, -dynia
pain
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-ia
state, condition
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-ion
action, process, state or condition
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-itis
inflammation
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-ive
performs, tends toward
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abnormal softening
-malacia
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-megaly
enlargement
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-pathy
disease
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-um
structure
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-us
thing
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a-, an-
not, without
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ab-
from, away
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ad-
to, toward
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ante-
before, in front of
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anti-
against, opposed to
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bi-
two, twice
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brachy-
short
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brady-
slow
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cata-
down
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contra-
against
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con-
together
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de-
down, from, off
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dia-
through, between
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dys-
abnormal
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ect-, ecto-
outside
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ex-
out of, away from
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em-, en-, endo-
in, into
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ep-, epi-
on, above, upon
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eu-
good, well new
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hemi-
one-half
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hetero-
different, other
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homo-
alike, same
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hydro-
water
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hyper-
over, more than
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hypo-
under, less than
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inter-
between, together
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intra-
within
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iso-
equal
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macro-
large, long
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mal-
bad, abnormal
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meso-
middle
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meta-
after, beyond or change
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micro-
small
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mono-
single
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multi-
many
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neo-
new
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ost-
bone
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pan-
complete
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para-
alongside of
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peri-
surrounding, around
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poly-
plurality
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post-
after, behind
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re-
again, back
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semi-
one-half, partly
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sub-
beneath, under
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tachy-
fast
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tetra-
four
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uni-
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-algia
pain
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-asthenia
weakness
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-ase
enzyme
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-al, -ic, -ac, -ous
pertaining to
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-clasia/clasis
to break
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-crine
to secrete
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-cyte
cell
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-ectopia
organ or part is out of its normal place
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-emesis
vomiting condition
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-emia
blood condition
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-esis
action, condition, state of
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-genesis
producing, forming
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-genic,
formative, pertaining to producing
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-iasis
condition, formation, presence of
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-ictal
caused by sudden attack or stroke
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-ism
condition, disease
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-ist
one who specializes in
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-ity
state, quality
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-lepsy
attack, seizure
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-logy
the study of
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-lytic
dissolution
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-natal
pertaining to birth
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-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection