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VETT 1000 Veterinary Medical Terminology > Chapter 1: Ready, Set, Go > Flashcards

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1
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word part at beginning of word, indicates number, location, time or stats

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Prefix

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word part that gives the essential meaning of the word

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Root

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combination of the root and the combining vowel

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combining form

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single vowel, usually an O, that is added to the end of the root word to make it easier to pronounce

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combining vowel

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word part found at the end of the word, indicates procedure, condition, disease or disorder

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suffix

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prefix: away from

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ab-

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prefix: toward

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ad-

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prefix: difficult, painful, bad

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dys-

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prefix: within, inside

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endo-

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prefix: elevated, higher, more than normal

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hyper-

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prefix: between

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inter-

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prefix: excessive, many

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poly-

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prefix: before

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pre-

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prefix: below, under, bad

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sub-

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prefix: without, no

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a-, an-

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root: urine

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uria

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root: pertaining to injury

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traumatic

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prefix: against

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anti-

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prefix: normal

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eu-

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prefix: outside

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ecto-

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prefix: depressed, lower than normal

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hypo-

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prefix: within

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intra-

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prefix: scant, little

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oligo-

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prefix: after

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post-

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prefix: above, beyond, excessive

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supra-, super-

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medical term: before or preceding an operation

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preoperative

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medical term: around the time of an operation

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perioperative

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medical term: after an operation

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postoperative

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prefix: upper

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epi-

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prefix: outside

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extra-

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prefix: below/beneath

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infra-

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prefix: within

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intra-

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prefix: beyond

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meta-

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prefix: across

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trans-

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prefix: all

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pan-

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combining form: white

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leuk/o

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suffix: deficiency, reduction in

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-penia

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medical term: deficiency in all white blood cells

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panleukopenia

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suffix: surgically created opening

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-stomy

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combining form: stomach

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gastr/o

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suffix: incision into

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-tomy

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suffix: surgical removal/excision

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-ectomy

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suffix: to surgically sabilize

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-pexy

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suffix: surgical repair

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-plasty

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suffix: surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-centesis

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suffix: record of

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-gram

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suffix: instrument that records

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-graph

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suffix: procedure that records

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-graphy

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suffix: separation or breakdown

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-lysis

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suffix: instrument to visually examine

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-scope

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suffix: procedure to visually examine

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-scopy

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suffix: treatment

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-therapy

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combining form: heart

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cardi/o

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combining form: larynx

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laryng/o

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medical term: pertaining to the heart

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cardiac

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medical term: pertaining to the larynx

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laryngeal

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medical term: pertaining to the skin

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cutaneous

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suffix: pertaining to

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-ac, -ous, -al, -an, -ar, -ic, -ine, -tic

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suffix: bursting forth

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-rrhagia, rrhage

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suffix: to suture

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-rrhaphy

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suffix: discharge, flow

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-rrhea

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suffix: rupture

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-rrhexis

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suffix: inflammation

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-itis

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suffix: pain

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-algia, -dynia

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suffix: abnormal softening

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-malacia

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suffix: enlargement

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-megaly

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suffix: abnormal condition

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-osis

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suffix: disease

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-pathy

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suffix: abnormal hardening

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-sclerosis

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suffix: structure

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um

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medical term: condition of blue discoloration

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cyanosis

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medical term: pertaining to a blue discoloration

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cyanotic

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medical term: condition of deficient red blood cells

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anemia

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medical term: pertaining to mucus

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mucous

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medical term: noun, slime-like glandular secretion

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mucus

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combining form: ovary

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ovari/o

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medical term: inflammation of stomach and intestines

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gastroenteritits

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medical term: removal of a portion of the stomach

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gastrectomy

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medical term: inflammation of the stomach

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gastritis

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medical term: removal of the ovaries and uterus

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ovariohysterectomy

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True/False. If the suffix begins with a vowel, a combining vowel is not used

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True

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