Veterinary Science

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Veterinary Science
Terminology Drills Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots
By Tim Savelle Agriculture Teacher Morgan County
High School Georgia, 2004
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-emia
Blood condition
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Anti-
Against, Opposing
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-ectomy
To surgically remove
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De-
Down, From
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Dys-
Difficulty
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Brady-
Abnormally Slow
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A- , an-
Without, Lack of, Not
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-cyte
Cell
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Hyper-
Excessive, Abnormally High
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-itis
Inflammation
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Hypo-
Insufficient, Abnormally low
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Mal-
Bad, Poor
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Tachy
Abnormally fast
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-penia
Deficiency
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Poly-
Many, Much, Multiple
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-logy
Study of
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-oma
Tumor
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-scope
Instrument for examining
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-tomy
Cutting, incision
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Cardi/o
Heart
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-pnea
Breathing
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Cephal/o
Head
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Dent/i, dent/o
Teeth
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Nas/o
Nose
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Mamm/a, Mamm/o
Mammary Gland
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Ot/o
Ear
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Iso-
Equal, same
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Steth/o
Chest
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Trache/o
Trachea
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Ep-, Epi-
On, upon
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Neo-
New
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Pan-
All
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Ur/o
Urinary system
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Thorac/o
Thorax
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Peri-
Around
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-megaly
Abnormally large
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Post-
After
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Uni-
One
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-al, -ic, -ac, -ous
Pertaining to
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-graphy
Recording of
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Eu- (yoo)
Normal
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-ist
One who studies
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-spasm
Involuntary contraction
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Gingiv/o
Gums
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-lysis
Destruction of
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Multi-
Many, much
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-natal
Birth
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-oxia
Oxygen
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-toxin
Poison
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-phagia
Eating, swallowing
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Peritone/o
Peritoneum
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Copr/o
Feces
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Derm/o, Dermat/o
Skin
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Enter/o
Intestines
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Erythr/o
Red blood cell
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Hydr/o
Water
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-ectomy
To surgically remove
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Dys-
Difficulty
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-cyte
Cell
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Hyper-
Excessive, Abnormally High
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Hypo-
Insufficient, Abnormally low
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Mal-
Bad, Poor
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Tachy
Abnormally fast
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Anti-
Against, Opposing
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-penia
Deficiency
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De-
Down, From
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A- , an-
Without, Lack of, Not
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-emia
Blood condition
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-itis
Inflammation
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-pnea
Breathing
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-logy
Study of
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-oma
Tumor
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-scope
Instrument for examining
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Poly-
Many, Much, Multiple
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-tomy
Cutting, incision
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Cephal/o
Head
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Dent/i, dent/o
Teeth
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Brady-
Abnormally Slow
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Nas/o
Nose
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Mamm/a, Mamm/o
Mammary Gland
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Iso-
Equal, same
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Thorac/o
Thorax
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Ot/o
Ear
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Steth/o
Chest
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Trache/o
Trachea
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Ep-, Epi-
On, upon
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Neo-
New
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-al, -ic, -ac, -ous
Pertaining to
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Pan-
All
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Peri-
Around
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Ur/o
Urinary system
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-megaly
Abnormally large
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-ist
One who studies
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Post-
After
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Uni-
One
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-graphy
Recording of
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Eu- (yoo)
Normal
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-natal
Birth
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Cyan/o
Blue
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-spasm
Involuntary contraction
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-lysis
Destruction of
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Gingiv/o
Gums
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Hydr/o
Water
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Multi-
Many, much
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-oxia
Oxygen
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-phagia
Eating, swallowing
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Copr/o
Feces
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Derm/o, Dermat/o
Skin
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Enter/o
Intestines
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-toxin
Poison
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Erythr/o
Red blood cell
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Peritone/o
Peritoneum