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Learning Veterinary Terminology (McBride) > 2: Building a Veterinary Vocabulary > Flashcards

2: Building a Veterinary Vocabulary Flashcards

Presents the initial step in building & learning the vocabulary. The most essential components of the language, prefixes & suffixes.

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Prefix: a-, an-

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without, lack of, not

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Prefix: ab-

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away from

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Prefix: ad-

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toward, to, near

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Prefix: ambi-, amphi-, ampho-,

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both

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Prefix: ana-

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up, toward, apart

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Prefix: ante-

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before, in front of, forward

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Prefix: anti-

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against, opposing

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Prefix: apo-

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separation from, derived from

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Prefix: auto-

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self

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Prefix: bi-

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two, double, twice

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Prefix: cata-

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down, under, lower, against

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Prefix: circum-

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around

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Prefix: co-, com-. con-

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with, together

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Prefix: contra-

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opposite, against

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Prefix: de-

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reverse, remove

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Prefix: di-

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two, twice

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Prefix: dia-

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between, through, apart, across, completely

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Prefix: dis-

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apart from, free from

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Prefix: dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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Prefix: e-, ec-, ex-

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out of, form, away from

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Prefix: ecto-, exo-

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outer, outside, situated on

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Prefix: em-, en-

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in

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Prefix: endo-

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within, inner

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Prefix: ep-, epi-

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upon, on, over, above

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Prefix: eu-

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normal, good, well, healthy

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Prefix: extra-

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outside of, beyond

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Prefix: hemi-

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half

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Prefix: hyper-

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excessive, above, beyond

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Prefix: hyp-, hypo-

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under, deficient, beneath

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Prefix: im-, in-

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in, into, within, not

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Prefix: infra-

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below, beneath

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Prefix: inter-

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between

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Prefix: intra-

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within

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Prefix: intro-

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into, within

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Prefix: mes-, meso-

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middle

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Prefix: meta-

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change, beyond, after

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Prefix: micr-, micro-

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small

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Prefix: mult-, multi-

A

many

39
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Prefix: neo-

A

new, recent

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Prefix: pan-

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all, entire

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Prefix: para-

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beside, beyond

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Prefix: per-

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through, excessive

43
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Prefix: peri-

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around

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Prefix: poly-

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many, much, excessive

45
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Prefix: post-

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after, behind

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Prefix: pre-, pro-

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before, in front of

47
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Prefix: pseud-

A

false

48
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Prefix: re-

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again, backward

49
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Prefix: retro-

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backward, behind

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Prefix: semi-

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half, partial

51
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Prefix: sub-

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under, beneath

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Prefix: super-, supra-

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above, superior, excess

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Prefix: sym-, syn-

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together, with

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Prefix: trans-

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across, through

55
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Prefix: ultra-

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beyond, excess

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Suffix: -ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic

A

pertaining to, relating to

57
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Suffix: -algia

A

pain

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Suffix: -ate

A

having, resembling, acting upon

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Suffix: -cele

A

protrusion (hernia)

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Suffix: -centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Suffix: -cle, -cule, -ole, -ola, -ule, -ulum, -ulus

A

small (diminutive)

62
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Suffix: -cyte

A

cell

63
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Suffix: -ectomy

A

cutting out

64
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Suffix: -emesis

A

vomit

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Suffix: -emia

A

blood condition

66
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Suffix: -ent,-er, -ist, -or

A

person or agent

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Suffix: -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y

A

state or condition

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Suffix: -form, -oid

A

resembling, shaped like

69
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Suffix: -genesis

A

development, origin

70
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Suffix: -gram, -graphy

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recording, written record

71
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Suffix: -graph

A

instrument that records

72
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Suffix: -ible, -ile

A

capable, able

73
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Suffix: -itis

A

inflammation

74
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Suffix: -ize

A

use, subject to (makes a noun or adjective into a verb)

75
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Suffix: -logy

A

science, study of

76
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Suffix: -oma

A

tumor

77
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Suffix: -penia

A

deficiency of, lack of

78
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Suffix: -pexy, -pexis

A

fixation

79
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Suffix: -phage, -phagy

A

eating

80
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Suffix: -phobia

A

abnormal fear or intolerance

81
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Suffix: -plasia, -plastic, -plasty

A

forming, growing, changing

82
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Suffix: -pnea

A

breathing

83
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Suffix: -rrhaphy

A

suturing in place

84
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Suffix: -rrhea

A

flow or discharge

85
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Suffix: -rrhexis

A

rupture

86
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Suffix: -scope

A

instrument for examining

87
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Suffix: -scopy

A

act of examining

88
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Suffix: -stomy

A

surgical opening

89
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Suffix: -tome

A

instrument for cutting

Learning Veterinary Terminology (McBride) (7 decks)

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