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Medical Veterinary Terminology
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Directional Prefixes
Epi
Upper
Extra
Outside
Hyper
Above, increased, more than normal
Hypo
Below, under, decreasedSlide12
Directional Prefixes
Infra
Below or beneath
Inter
Between
Intra
Within
Meta
BeyondSlide13
Directional Prefixes
Per
Throughout
Sub
Below, under, decreased
Super
Above, increased, more than normal
Supra
Above, increased, more than normal
Trans
Across
Ultra
Above, increased, more than normal Slide14
Surgical Suffixes
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ectomy
A surgical removal of something
Mastectomy: surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands
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pexy
Suture to stabilize
Gastropexy
: Surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall
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plasty
Surgical repair
Rhinoplasty
: Surgical repair of the noseSlide15
Surgical Suffixes
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stomy
Surgically created opening
Colostomy: Surgically created opening between the colon and the body surface
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tomy
Cutting into
Laparotomy: Incision into the abdomen Slide16
Procedural Suffixes
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centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid(usually for diagnosis)
Cystocentesis
: Surgical puncture of the urinary bladder to remove fluid/urine
-gram
Record of something
Electrocardiogram: the hard copy record of the heart’s electrical activity
-graph
Instrument that records
Electrocardiograph: machine that records the electrical activity of the heart
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graphy
Procedure that records
A procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heartSlide17
Procedural Suffixes
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lysis
Separation or breakdown
Urinalysis: separation of urine into its constituents
-scope
Instrument used to visually examine
Endoscope: instrument used to visually examine the body
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scopy
Procedure to visually examine
Endoscopy: procedure to internally examine the body
-therapy
Treatment
Chemotherapy: treatment using chemical/drug substances Slide18
Double R Suffixes
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rrhaia
/-
rrhage
Bursting forth
Hemorrhage: bursting forth with blood from the vessels
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rrhaphy
To suture
Enterorrhaphy
: suturing of the intestines
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rrhea
Flow, discharge
Diarrhea: complete discharge of the bowels
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rrhexis
Rupture
Myorrexhis
: rupture of the muscle Slide19
Conditional and Structural Suffixes
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algia
/-
dynia
Pain
Arthralgia or
Arthrodynia
: Joint Pain
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itis
Inflammation
Hepatitis: inflammation of the liver
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malacia
Abnormal softening
Osteomalacia
: abnormal softening of the bones
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megaly
Enlargement
Cardiomegaly: enlargement of the heart Slide20
Conditional and Structural Suffixes
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osis
Abnormal condition
Cardiosis
: an abnormal condition of the heart
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pathy
Disease
Enteropathy
: a disease of the small intestine
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
Arteriosclerosis: abnormal hardening of the arteries
-um
Structure
Pericardium: the structure surrounding the heart