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Glossary Veterinary Medical Terminology
Health Education (HLE-2420 )
Prince George's Community College
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Word Part Type Meaning a- prefi x without, absence of, not ab- prefi x away abdomin(o)- combining form belly or abdomen -ac suffi x pertaining to acanth(o)- combining form “thorn” acar(o)- combining form mite acoust(o)- combining form sound -ad suffi x toward ad- prefi x toward aden(o)- combining form gland adip(o)- combining form fat adren(o)- combining form adrenal af- prefi x toward agon(o)- combining form to compete, competitor -al suffi x pertaining to -algia suffi x pain alg(o)- combining form pain alges(o)- combining form pain aliment(o)- combining form food alveol(o)- combining form alveolus amyl(o)- combining form starch an- prefi x without or not an(o)- combining form anus ana- prefi x up, back, again ang(o)- combining form vessel angi(o)- combining form vessel anis(o)- prefi x unequal -ant suffi x one that ant- prefi x against ante- prefi x before anter(o)- combining form front or before anti- prefi x against aort(o)- combining form aorta -ar suffi x pertaining to arct(o)- combining form constriction arter(o)- combining form artery arthr(o)- combining form joint -ary suffi x pertaining to -ase suffi x enzyme
Word Part Type Meaning -asia suffi x condition of, process of, state of astr(o)- combining form star -ate suffi x having, resembling atel(o)- combining form incomplete atri(o)- combining form atrium atto- prefi x one quintillionth audi(o)- combining form hearing aur(o)- combining form ear auto- prefi x self axi(o)- combining form axis azot- root nitrogen bacteri(o)- combining form bacteria baso- prefi x blue bi- prefi x two bili(o)- combining form bile bio- root life -blast suffi x bud, germinal, “seed” blephar(o)- combining form eyelid bol(o)- combining form to throw brachi(o)- combining form arm brachy- prefi x short brady- prefi x slow bronch(o)- combining form bronchus bucc(o)- combining form cheek -cal suffi x pertaining to calc(o)- combining form calcium canth(o)- combining form angle capn(o)- combining form carbon dioxide carcin(o)- combining form cancer cardi(o)- combining form heart carp(o)- combining form carpus cata- prefi x down, under, against caud(o)- combining form tail cec(o)- combining form cecum -cele suffi x protrusion, herniation cellul(o)- combining form cell -centesis suffi x to puncture centi- prefi x one hundredth
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Word Part Type Meaning centr(o)- combining form center or central cephal(o)- combining form head cerebell(o)- combining form cerebellum cerebr(o)- combining form cerebrum cerumin(o)- combining form wax cervic(o)- combining form neck chez(o)- root feces, defecation chole(o)- combining form bile cholin(o)- combining form acetylcholine chondr(o)- combining form cartilage chrom(o)- combining form color chromat(o)- combining form color cid(o)- combining form to kill circum- prefi x around -clast suffi x to break -cle suffi x small, diminutive co- prefi x together or with coagul(o)- combining form clotting coccyg(o)- combining form tail cochle(o)- combining form cochlea col(o)- combining form colon colon(o)- combining form colon column(o)- combining form column conjunctiv(o)- combining form conjunctiva contra- prefi x against or opposed, opposite copr(o)- combining form feces cor(o)- combining form pupil corne(o)- combining form cornea cornu(o)- combining form horn cortic(o)- combining form cortex cost(o)- combining form rib cox(o)- combining form hip crani(o)- combining form head crin(o)- combining form to secrete crypt(o)- combining form hidden cub(o)- combining form cube -cule suffi x small, diminutive cyan(o)- combining form blue -cyesis root pregnancy cyst(o)- combining form bladder cyt(o)- combining form cell -cyte suffi x a cell dactyl(o)- combining form fi ngers/toes de- prefi x reverse, remove deca- prefi x ten deci- prefi x one tenth dect(o)- combining form to bite degluti(o)- combining form swallowing
Word Part Type Meaning deka- prefi x ten dendr(o)- combining form tree, dendrite dent(o)- combining form teeth derm(o)- combining form skin dermat(o)- combining form skin di- prefi x two dia- prefi x through diastol(o)- combining form expansion dips(o)- combining form thirst distichi(o)- combining form double line dolich(o)- combining form long dont(o)- combining form tooth dors(o)- combining form the back duoden(o)- combining form duodenum dur(o)- combining form dura mater dynam(o)- combining form power dys- prefi x diffi cult or bad ec- prefi x out echin(o)- combining form “hedgehog” echo- root echo (a returned sound; i., ultrasound) -ectasis suffi x expansion or dilation ecto- prefi x outer, outside -ectomy suffi x to cut out ef- prefi x away electr(o)- combining form electricity -elle suffi x a small -em root blood em- prefi x in, into emet(o)-/ emes(o)-
combining form vomiting
-emia suffi x a blood condition en- prefi x in, into encephal(o)- combining form brain endo- prefi x within endotheli(o)- combining form endothelium -ent suffi x one that enter(o)- combining form intestine eosin(o)- combining form red epi- prefi x upon episi- root vulva epitheli(o)- combining form epithelium -er suffi x one that erg(o)- combining form to work erythemat(o)- combining form red, redness erythr(o)- combining form red -esis suffi x condition of, process of, state of
Word Part Type Meaning lacrim(o)- combining form tears lact(o)- combining form milk lamin(o)- combining form lamina lapar(o)- combining form fl ank, abdomen laryng(o)- combining form larynx later(o)- combining form side leuk(o)- combining form white lingu(o)- combining form tongue lip(o)- combining form fat lith(o)- combining form stone lob(o)- combining form lobe log(o)- combining form to study or knowledge -logy suffi x study of lumb(o)- combining form lumbus or lumbar lymph(o)- combining form lymph lys(o)- combining form destruction, dissolution, dissolving -lysis suffi x destruction of -lytic suffi x pertaining to destruction or breakage macro- prefi x large mal- prefi x bad malac(o)- combining form softening mast(o)- combining form breast medi(o)- combining form middle medull(o)- combining form marrow mega- prefi x large -megaly suffi x enlargement of melan(o)- combining form black melen(o)- combining form black mening(o)- combining form meninges -mere suffi x a part mes(o)- combining form middle meta- prefi x after, beyond, changed metr(o)- combining form measure or gait or uterus (reproduction) -metry suffi x to measure micro- prefi x small micro- prefi x one millionth milli- prefi x one thousandth mimet(o)- combining form mimic mit(o)- combining form thread mono- prefi x one morph(o)- combining form form
Word Part Type Meaning muc(o)- combining form mucus multi- prefi x many muscul(o)- combining form muscle muta- root change my(o)- combining form muscle myc(o)- combining form fungus myel(o)- combining form marrow (hematology), spinal cord (neurology) nano- prefi x one billionth nas(o)- combining form nose natri(o)- combining form sodium necr(o)- combining form death neo- prefi x new nephr(o)- combining form kidney neur(o)- combining form nerve neutr(o)- combining form neutral, neutrophil noci- root injury, to injure noct(o)- combining form night nom(o)- combining form law, control nos(o)- combining form disease nucle(o)- combining form nucleus [Gr. “nut”] ocul(o)- combining form eye odont(o)- combining form tooth, teeth -oid suffi x resembling -ole suffi x a small olfact(o)- combining form smell olig(o)- prefi x small -olus suffi x a small -oma suffi x tumor or “a swelling” oment(o)- combining form omentum -on suffi x pertaining to (adj.), one that (n.) onych(o)- combining form nail ophthalm(o)- combining form eye opt(o)- combining form vision -or suffi x pertaining to (adj.), one that (n.) or(o)- combining form mouth orchi(o)- combining form testicle orchid(o)- combining form testicle orex(o)- combining form appetite organ(o)- combining form organ orth(o)- combining form straight -ory suffi x pertaining to os root bone
Word Part Type Meaning -osis suffi x condition of, process of, state of osse(o)- combining form bone oste(o)- combining form bone ot(o)- combining form ear -ous suffi x pertaining to ovari(o)- combining form ovary ox(o)- combining form oxygen oxy- prefi x quick palat(o)- combining form palate palm(o)- combining form palm (sole of forefeet of domestic animals) palmar(o)- combining form palm (sole of forefeet of domestic animals) palpebr(o)- combining form eyelid pan- prefi x all pancreat(o)- combining form pancreas papill(o)- combining form nipple para- prefi x near or beyond -paresis suffi x weakness parturi(o)- combining form birth path(o)- combining form disease -pathy suffi x a disease of -penia suffi x defi ciency of per- prefi x through peri- prefi x around peritone(o)- combining form peritoneum -pexy suffi x fi xation (i., surgically; to suture/tack down) -phage suffi x eating, an eater phag(o)- combining form to eat -phagy suffi x eating phalang(o)- combining form phalanx pharm- aceut(o)-
combining form drug
pharmac(o)- combining form medicine, drug pharyng(o)- combining form throat phil(o)- combining form to love, attraction, affi nity for phleb(o)- combining form vein phob(o)- combining form fear, aversion, intolerance phot(o)- combining form light phren(o)- combining form diaphragm
Word Part Type Meaning physi(o)- combining form nature -physis root growth phyt(o)- combining form plant or fungus pico- prefi x one trillionth pil(o)- combining form hair pin(o)- combining form to drink plant(o)- combining form sole (sole of hindfeet of domestic animals) plantar(o)- combining form sole (sole of hindfeet of domestic animals) plas(o)- combining form formation -plasia suffi x formation, growth plasm(o)- combining form matter -plasty suffi x to form (reconstructive, “plastic” surgery) -plegia suffi x paralysis pleur(o)- combining form pleura -pnea root breathing pneum(o)- combining form air pneumon(o)- combining form lung pod(o)- combining form foot poie(o)- combining form to make or to produce -poiesis suffi x producing, production of poikil(o)- combining form varied or irregular pol(o)- combining form pole poli(o)- combining form gray pollak- prefi x frequent poly- prefi x many or much post- prefi x after or behind poster(o)- combining form after or behind prandi(o)- combining form meal pre- prefi x before pro- prefi x before proct(o)- combining form rectum prote(o)- combining form protein prurit(o)- combining form itch pseudo- prefi x false -ptysis suffi x to cough pulm(o)- combining form lung pulmon(o)- combining form lung py(o)- combining form pus pyel(o)- combining form pelvis pylor(o)- combining form pylorus pyr(o)- combining form fi re, fever quadri- prefi x four
Word Part Type Meaning tri- prefi x three trich(o)- combining form hair trop(o)- combining form infl uence, to turn -trophy suffi x development tuber- root bump, lump tubul(o)- combining form tube, tubule tuss(o)- combining form cough tympan(o)- combining form drum -ule suffi x a small uln(o)- combining form ulna -um suffi x presence of (“a,” “an”) n. uni- prefi x one ur(o)- combining form urine urethr(o)- combining form urethra urin(o)- combining form urine -us suffi x presence of (“a,” “an”) n.
Word Part Type Meaning uve(o)- combining form uvea vacu(o)- combining form empty or emptiness vas(o)- combining form vessel vascul(o)- combining form vessel ven(o)- combining form vein ventr(o)- combining form belly ventricul(o)- combining form ventricle vermin(o)- combining form worm vertebr(o)- combining form vertebra vestibul(o)- combining form vestibule viru- root virus viscer(o)- combining form organs or viscera vol(o)- combining form volume volv(o)- combining form twist -y suffi x a state, process, or condition zoo- root animal
Glossary Veterinary Medical Terminology
Course: Health Education (HLE-2420 )
University: Prince George's Community College
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