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