!: An Introduction to Veterinary Terminology Flashcards
A brief introduction to the separate parts of words, with examples to help understand the construction of veterinary terms
Fundamental Method: Prefix
Beginning of a word
Fundamental Method: Suffix
Ending of a word
Fundamental Method: Root
Foundation or basic meaning of a word
Fundamental Method: Combining form/vowel
root with an added vowel
Fundamental Method: Compound
Word that contains more than one root word
Pronunciation: ch
Sometimes pronounced like k
(Chromatin, Chronic)
Pronunciation: ps
Pronounced like s
(Psychology)
Pronunciation: pn
Pronounced with only the n sound
(Pneumonia, Pneusis)
Pronunciation: c & g
Given soft sound of s & j, respectively, before E, I, & Y words
(Generic, Giant, Cycle, Cytoplasm)
Pronunciation: ae & oe
Pronounced like ee
(Fasciae, Coelom)
Pronunciation: i at the end of the word
Pronounced like eye (forms a plural)
(Alveoli, Glomeruli, Fasciculi)
Pronunciation: es when forming the final letters of a word
Pronounced as a separate syllable
(Stases - stay’ seez, Nares - nah’ reez)
Plural: ae
Fasciae
Singular form:
Fascia
Plural: ia
Crania
Singular form:
Cranium
Plural: i
Glomeruli
Singular form:
Glomerulus
