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