Vet Tech Term Chapters 1 & 2 Flashcards
A, An
without or no
Ab
Away from
Anti
against
Dys
Difficult
Eu
Normal
Endo
inside
Exo, Extra
Outside
Epi
upper
Hyper
above, more than normal
Hypo, Infra
below, less than normal, under, below or beneth
Inter
between
Intra
within
Meta
beyond
Per
throughout
Pre
before
Poly
many
Oligo
little
Post
after
Sub
below, under, decreased
Super, Supra, Ultra
above, increased, more than normal
Trans
across
Ectomy
removal
Pexy
suture to stabilize
Plasty
surgical repair
Stomy
surgical opening
Tomy
cutting into
Centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
Gram
record of
Graph
instrument that records
Graphy
procedure that records
lysis
separation or break down
Scope
instrument to examine
Scopy
procedure to visually examine
Therapy
treatment
Rrhagia or Rrhage
brust
rrhaphy (um)
to suture
rrhea
flow
rrhexis
rupture
algia and dynia
pain
itis
inflammation
malacia
softening
megaly
enlargement
osis
abnormal condition
pathy
disease
sclerosis
abnormal hardening
um (rrhaphy)
suture
ILEUM
distal part of small intestine
ILIUM
part of pelvic bone
ventral
belly
dorsal
back
cranial
towards the head
caudal
towards the tail
anterior
towards the front of the body
posterior
rear of the body
rostral
towards the nose
cephalic
towards the head
medial
towards the midline (midsagittal plane)
lateral
away from the midline or midsagittal plane