VMT Chapter 1: Prefixes and Suffixes
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From An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology (Romich)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 -al | pertaining to (as in renal; pertaining to the kidney) |
| -tomy | cutting into or incision |
| epi- | upper |
| -penia | deficiency or reduction in number |
| -rrhagia / -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -itis | inflammation |
| super- / supra- | above, beyond, or excessive |
| an- | without or no |
| inter- | between |
| -ine | pertaining to (as in uterine; pertaining to the uterus) |
| meta- | beyond |
| oligo- | scant or little |
| rrhaphy | to suture |
| poly- | many |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -algia / -dynia | pain |
| -scopy | procedure to visually examine |
| extra- | outside |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| hyper- | elevated amounts or more than normal |
| -ac | pertaining to (as in cardiac; pertaining to the heart) |
| per- | throughout |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -ary | pertaining to (as in alimentary; pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract) |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| hypo- | depressed or less than normal |
| endo- | within or inside |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| anti- | against |
| -graphy | procedure that records |
| a- | without or no |
| trans- | across |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| ex- / exo- | without, out of, outside, or away from |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -lysis | separation or breakdown |
| -tic | pertaining to (as in nephritic; pertaining to the kidneys) |
| intra- | within |
| sub- | below, under, or less |
| ultra- | above, increased, or more than normal |
| dys- | difficult, painful, or bad |
| ecto- | outside |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| pan- | all |
| -ar | pertaining to (as in lumbar; pertaining to the loin) |
| -gram | record of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -ous | pertaining to (as in cutaneous; pertaining to the skin) |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -an | pertaining to (as in ovarian; pertaining to the ovary) |
| -ic | pertaining to (as in enteric; pertaining to the intestines) |
| -um | structure |
| -pexy | suture to stabilize |
| infra- | below or beneath |
| pre- | before |
| eu- | good, easy, or normal |
| -pathy | disease |
| -eal | pertaining to (as in laryngeal; pertaining to the larynx) |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
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