1. Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots Morgan County High School
Veterinary Science
Terminology Drills
Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots
By Tim Savelle
Agriculture Teacher
Morgan County High School
Georgia, 2004

2. -emia
Blood condition

3. Anti-
Against, Opposing

4. -ectomy
To surgically remove

5. De-
Down, From

6. Dys-
Difficulty

7. Brady-
Abnormally Slow

8. A- , an-
Without, Lack of, Not

9. -cyte
Cell

10. Excessive, Abnormally High
Hyper-
Excessive, Abnormally High

11. -itis
Inflammation

12. Insufficient, Abnormally low
Hypo-
Insufficient, Abnormally low

13. Mal-
Bad, Poor

14. Tachy
Abnormally fast

15. -penia
Deficiency

16. Poly-
Many, Much, Multiple

17. -logy
Study of

18. -oma
Tumor

19. Instrument for examining
-scope
Instrument for examining

20. -tomy
Cutting, incision

21. Cardi/o
Heart

22. -pnea
Breathing

23. Cephal/o
Head

24. Dent/i, dent/o
Teeth

25. Nas/o
Nose

26. Ophthalm/o
Eye

27. Mamm/a, Mamm/o
Mammary Gland

28. Ot/o
Ear

29. Iso-
Equal, same

30. Steth/o
Chest

31. Trache/o
Trachea

32. Ep-, Epi-
On, upon

33. Cyan/o
Blue

34. Neo-
New

35. Pan-
All

36. Ur/o
Urinary system

37. Thorac/o
Thorax

38. Peri-
Around

39. -megaly
Abnormally large

40. Post-
After

41. Uni-
One

42. -al, -ic, -ac, -ous
Pertaining to

43. -graphy
Recording of

44. Eu- (yoo)
Normal

45. -ist
One who studies

46. Involuntary contraction
-spasm
Involuntary contraction

47. Abdomin/o
Abdomen

48. Gingiv/o
Gums

49. -lysis
Destruction of

50. Multi-
Many, much

51. -natal
Birth

52. -oxia
Oxygen

53. -toxin
Poison

54. -phagia
Eating, swallowing

55. Peritone/o
Peritoneum

56. Copr/o
Feces

57. Derm/o, Dermat/o
Skin

58. Enter/o
Intestines

59. Erythr/o
Red blood cell

60. Hepat/o
Liver

61. Hydr/o
Water

62. -ectomy
To surgically remove

63. Dys-
Difficulty

64. -cyte
Cell

65. Excessive, Abnormally High
Hyper-
Excessive, Abnormally High

66. Insufficient, Abnormally low
Hypo-
Insufficient, Abnormally low

67. Mal-
Bad, Poor

68. Tachy
Abnormally fast

69. Anti-
Against, Opposing

70. -penia
Deficiency

71. De-
Down, From

72. A- , an-
Without, Lack of, Not

73. -emia
Blood condition

74. -itis
Inflammation

75. -pnea
Breathing

76. -logy
Study of

77. -oma
Tumor

78. Instrument for examining
-scope
Instrument for examining

79. Poly-
Many, Much, Multiple

80. -tomy
Cutting, incision

81. Cardi/o
Heart

82. Cephal/o
Head

83. Dent/i, dent/o
Teeth

84. Brady-
Abnormally Slow

85. Nas/o
Nose

86. Mamm/a, Mamm/o
Mammary Gland

87. Iso-
Equal, same

88. Thorac/o
Thorax

89. Ot/o
Ear

90. Steth/o
Chest

91. Trache/o
Trachea

92. Ep-, Epi-
On, upon

93. Neo-
New

94. -al, -ic, -ac, -ous
Pertaining to

95. Pan-
All

96. Ophthalm/o
Eye

97. Peri-
Around

98. Ur/o
Urinary system

99. -megaly
Abnormally large

100. -ist
One who studies

101. Post-
After

102. Uni-
One

103. -graphy
Recording of

104. Eu- (yoo)
Normal

105. -natal
Birth

106. Cyan/o
Blue

107. Involuntary contraction
-spasm
Involuntary contraction

108. -lysis
Destruction of

109. Abdomin/o
Abdomen

110. Gingiv/o
Gums

111. Hydr/o
Water

112. Multi-
Many, much

113. -oxia
Oxygen

114. -phagia
Eating, swallowing

115. Copr/o
Feces

116. Derm/o, Dermat/o
Skin

117. Enter/o
Intestines

118. -toxin
Poison

119. Erythr/o
Red blood cell

120. Hepat/o
Liver

121. Peritone/o
Peritoneum