Veterinary Terminology TM The Building Blocks Suffix Root Prefix Combining Form Veterinary Terminology TM

Veterinary Terminology TM Prefixes A-, an- Without,lack of, not Anemia: lack of blood Asymptomatic: without symptoms Anti- Against, opposing Antibiotic: against microbial life Brady- Abnormally slow Bradycardia: abnormally slow heart rate De- Down, from Dehydrate: remove water from Decay: break down Dys- Difficulty Dyspnea: difficulty breathing Hyper- Excessive, abnormally high Hyperthermia: abnormally high body temperature Hypo- Insufficient, abnormally low Hypothermia: abnormally low body temperature Mal- Bad, poor Malocclusion: poor positioning of the teeth Poly- Many, much, multiple Polyuria: producing much urine Tachy- Abnormally fast Tachycardia: abnormally fast heart rate Veterinary Terminology TM

Suffixes -cyte Cell Erythrocyte: red blood cell -ectomy To surgically remove Lobectomy: to surgically remove a lobe -emia Blood Condition Leukemia: Abnormal blood cell count -pnea Breathing Tachypnea: abnormally fast breathing -itis Inflammation Arthritis: inflammation of the joints -logy Study of Biology: the study of life -oma Tumor Carcinoma: cancerous tumor -penia Deficiency of Leukopenia: deficiency of white blood cells -scope Instrument for examining Microscope: instrument for examining minute objects -tomy Cutting, incision Cystotomy: cutting into the urinary bladder

Veterinary Terminology TM Roots Cardi/o KAHR-dee-oh Heart Cephal/o SEH-fal-loh Head Dent/i, dent/o DEHN-tee, DEHN-toh Teeth Mamm/a, mamm/o MAM-mah, MAM-moh Mammary gland Nas/o NAZ-zoh Nose Ophthalm/o Afh-THAL-moh Eye Ot/o OH-toh Ear Steth/o STETH-oh Chest Thorac/o THOR-ah-koh Thorax Trache/o TRAY-kee-oh Trachea Veterinary Terminology TM

Veterinary Terminology TM Prefixes 2 Ep, Epi- On, upon Epidermal: Pertaining to the outermost skin layer Eu-(yoo) Normal, well, good Eupnea: Normal or good breathing Iso- Same, Equal Isothermic: Of or relating to a change taking place at a constant temperature Multi- Many, much Multicellular: Many cells Neo- New Neonatal: Of or relating to newborn children or mammals. Pan- All Panarthritis: All joint inflamation Peri- Around Periodontal: Around teeth Post- After Postoperative: After surgery Uni- One Unicellular: Single cell Veterinary Terminology TM

Suffixes 2 -al, -ic, -ac, -ous Pertaining to Thermic: Pertaining to heat Dermal: Pertaining to skin Hydrous: Pertaining to water -graphy Recording of Radiography: Process of taking radiographs -ist Specialist Cardiologist: Heart specialist -lysis Destruction of Erythrolysis: Destruction of red blood cells -megaly Abnormally large Hepatomegaly: Enlarged liver -natal Birth Postnatal: After birth -oxia Oxygen Hypoxia: Low oxygen -phagia Eating, Swallowing Malphagia: Difficulty eating/swallowing -spasm Involuntary contraction Cardiospasm: Failure of cardiac sphincter to relax -toxin Poison Entrotoxin: Toxin made by microorganisms in intestines

Roots 2 Abdomin/o Ab-DAH-mi-noh Stomach Copr-o KAH-proh Feces Cyan/o SY-a-noh Blue Derm/o, Dermat/o DER-moh, DER-mah-toh Skin Enter/o EHN-teh-roh Intestines Erythro/o Eh-RI-throh Red blood cell Gingiv/o JIN-ji-voh Gums Hept/o Heh-PA-toh Liver Hydr/o HY-droh Water Peritone/o PAIR-i-toh-NEE-oh Peritoneum Ur/o Yoo-roh Urinary system

Latin (scientific) Adjectives Common Name Latin Name Latin Adjective Dog Canis Canine Cat Felis Feline Horse Equus Equine Cattle Bos Bovine Sheep Ovis Ovine Goat Capra Caprine Pig Sus Porcine Bird Avis Avian Mouse Mus Murine Rat Rattus