Vet Science Prefixes and Suffixes

Terms in this set (67)

a-
without or lack of
an-
without
ab-
from, off, away from
ambi-
both
ana-
excessive
ante-
before
anti-
against
bi-
twice or two
brady-
slow
co-
together
con-
together
contra-
against or opposite
counter-
against
crypto-
hidden or descended
ce-
remove from
dis-
dencting separation
dys-
dencting pain or difficulty
en-
inside
endo-
within or inward
eu-
normal
ex-
outside or from
epi-
upon or outer
hemo-
pertaining to blood
hetero-
unlike
homo-
likeness
hydro-
water
hyper-
above or over excessive
hypo-
less, below, insufficient
im-
not
in-
not
inter-
between
intra-
inside, within, into
intro-
into or within
macro-
large or able to see with the naked eye
micro-
small, microscopic
meta-
transformation
multi-
many
neo-
new, young, recent
peri-
around
photo-
pertaining to light
poly-
many
post-
behind or after
pre-
before
pseudo-
false
pyo-
pertaining to pus
thermo-
heat
trans-
across or through
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-an
belonging to
-asis
affected with
-cide
to kill
-coccus
round shaped bacteria
-ectomy
removal of
-fuge
to expel
-ity
quality
-lysis
freeing or dissolution
-mania
pertaining to madness or excessive desire
-oid
like
-ology
study of
-oma
tumor or morbid condition
-oscopy
inspecting
-osis
marked condition
-otomy
opening into
-ous
denoting material
-phobia
fear of
-rrhagic
to burst forth
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