Textbook for the Veterinary Assistant. Lori Renda-Francis

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      Prefixes related to direction:

ab‐	away from
ad‐	to, toward
de‐	opposite, reverse, remove
dia‐	apart, separate, between
e‐, ex‐	out of, away from
in‐	in, inside, within, not
re‐	back, again
retro‐	behind, backward

      Prefixes describing number or quantity:

ambi‐, amphi‐	both
bi‐	two
di‐	two, twice
hemi‐	half
mono‐	one
multi‐	many
pan‐	all, entire
poly‐	many, excessive
quadri‐	four
quint‐	five
semi‐	half, partial
tri‐	three

Prefixes related to size, amount and color:

a‐, an‐	none
cyano‐	blue
erythro‐	red
leuko‐	white
macro‐	large
mega‐	big
micro‐	small
mio‐	less, smaller
olig‐	little, small
per‐	excessive, through, by means of

Suffixes

      By learning the meanings of commonly used suffixes, you will be able to break down parts of an unfamiliar word in order to find out its meaning. For example, if we take the root word “derm,” which means skin, and add the suffix “‐ology,” we get dermatology which is defined as the study of skin. If we add the suffix “‐itis” to “derm,” we end up with dermatitis, which is an inflammation of the skin. So by changing the suffix we can create new words.

      Below is a list of some of the suffixes commonly used in veterinary medicine.

‐algia	pain
‐centesis	surgical puncture
‐cide	kills
‐cyte	cell
‐ectomy	cutting out, surgically removing
‐emesis	vomit
‐emia	blood condition
‐itis	inflammation
‐ology	science, study of
‐oma	tumor
‐otomy	creation of an opening
‐penia	deficiency of, lack of
‐phag	eating, devouring
‐phobia	abnormal fear, intolerance
‐pnea	breathing
‐ptosis	prolapse, downward displacement
‐rrhage	excessive flow
‐rrhea	flow or discharge
‐scopy	act of examining
‐tomy	cut, incision

Root words

      Below is list of commonly used root words. They are grouped according to their relationship to the anatomy – external or internal. External anatomy refers to any visible part of the body, and internal anatomy refers to organs, bones, and other tissues within the body.

      External anatomy

blepha‐	eyelid or eyelash
capit‐	head
carp‐	area corresponding to human wrist
cervic‐	neck
dactyl‐	digit, toe
dent‐	tooth or teeth
derm‐	skin
gingiv‐	gums
gloss‐	tongue
lapar‐	flank or abdomen Скачать книгу В начало < 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 > В конец