Vet Tech Study Sheet

Terminology: Prefixes

  • Common Prefixes:

    • Epi-: above, over
    • Extra-: outside, beyond
    • Hyper-: higher, elevated
    • Hypo-: lower
    • Infra-: lower
    • Inter-: between
    • Intra-: within
  • Contrasting Prefixes:

    • Ab-: away from
    • Dys-: painful, bad
    • Endo-: within/inside
    • An-: without
    • Ad-: towards

Terminology: Suffixes

  • Common Suffixes:
    • Mela-: beyond
    • Per-: throughout
    • Sub-: below, under
    • Super-: above, beyond
    • Supra-: above, beyond
    • Trans-: across
    • Ultra-: above, more than normal
    • Anti-: against
    • Eu-: good/normal
    • Ex-: outside
    • Ecto-: outside

Anatomical Terms

  • Bone: Dustelo
  • Joint: Arthro
  • Cartilage: Chonarlo
  • Muscle: My lo
  • Math: Or lo
  • Liver: Hepat 10
  • Heart: Scardi lo
  • Blood: Hemb
  • Nose: Nas/o
  • Lungs/Air: Pneum/o
  • Urinary Bladder: Cyst ld
  • Eye: Supthalm/o