VETERINARY VOCABULARY

Question 1

Ribosomes

Answer 1

Ribosomas

Question 2

Nucleus

Answer 2

Núcleo

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

Citoplasma

Question 4

Mitochondrion

Answer 4

Mitocondria

Question 5

Main

Answer 5

Principal

Question 6

Root

Answer 6

The main part of the word that tipically comes from a Greek or Latin word meaning a certain body part.

Question 7

Cardi -

Answer 7

Heart

Question 8

Cerebr -

Answer 8

Brain

Question 9

Cerebr -

Answer 9

Brain

Question 10

Cyst -

Answer 10

Bladder (vejiga)

Question 11

Derm (at) -

Answer 11

Skin

Question 12

Enter -

Answer 12

Intestines

Question 13

Gastr -

Answer 13

Stomach

Question 14

Hemat -

Answer 14

Blood

Question 15

Hepat -

Answer 15

Liver

Question 16

Leuk -

Answer 16

White

Question 17

Myelon -

Answer 17

Bone marrow (médula ósea).

Question 18

Necr -

Answer 18

Death

Question 19

Nephr -

Answer 19

Kidney (riñon)

Question 20

Pneum (on / at) -

Answer 20

Lung (pulmones), air.

Question 21

Thromb -

Answer 21

Clot (coágulo)

Question 22

Thorac -

Answer 22

Chest

Question 23

Prefix

Answer 23

The prefix comes before the root word.

Question 24

Anti / contra -

Answer 24

Against

Question 25

Dys -

Answer 25

Difficult, labored, painfull, abnormal.

Question 26

Extra -

Answer 26

Outside, beyond (más allá de…)

Question 27

Hyper -

Answer 27

Above (sobre, encima de, por encima), beyond, excessive.

Question 28

Hypo -

Answer 28

Under, deficient

Question 29

Meta -

Answer 29

After, beyond, change.

Question 30

Multi -

Answer 30

Many

Question 31

Suffix

Answer 31

The suffix comes after the root word or words to give important meaning to the root.

Question 32

Ectomy -

Answer 32

Cut out (like surgical removal of something)

Question 33

Ia -

Answer 33

Disease or abnormal state.

Question 34

Ites / itis -

Answer 34

Inflammation

Question 35

Lysis -

Answer 35

Loosening (relajación, aflojamiento), dissolution, separating.

Question 36

Megaly -

Answer 36

Enlargement.

Question 37

Odynia -

Answer 37

Pain

Question 38

Pathy -

Answer 38

Disease

Question 39

Ptosis -

Answer 39

Dropping (caído, colgante), sagging (hundido), prolapse.

Question 40

Rrhea -

Answer 40

Discharge (secreción, disparo, descarga).

Question 41

Scopy / scopic -

Answer 41

To examine.

Question 42

Sepsis -

Answer 42

infection

Question 43

Stasis -

Answer 43

Control, stop.

Question 44

Combining vowel

Answer 44

The combining vowel links two root words or a root word and a suffix sort of like “and” in a sentence (typically the letter “O” or the letter “A”).

Question 45

Encephalitis

Answer 45

Root word: Encephal (brain).
Suffix: itis (inflammation).