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