1. Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots
Veterinary Science
Terminology Drills
Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

2. -emia
Blood condition

3. Anti-
Against, Opposing

4. -ectomy
To surgically remove

5. De-
Down, From

6. Dys-
Difficulty

7. Brady-
Abnormally Slow

8. A- , an-
Without, Lack of, Not

9. -cyte
Cell

10. Excessive, Abnormally High
Hyper-
Excessive, Abnormally High

11. -itis
Inflammation

12. Insufficient, Abnormally low
Hypo-
Insufficient, Abnormally low

13. Mal-
Bad, Poor

14. Tachy
Abnormally fast

15. -penia
Deficiency

16. Poly-
Many, Much, Multiple

17. -logy
Study of

18. -oma
Tumor

19. Instrument for examining
-scope
Instrument for examining

20. -tomy
Cutting, incision

21. Cardi/o
Heart

22. -pnea
Breathing

23. Cephal/o
Head

24. Dent/i, dent/o
Teeth

25. Nas/o
Nose

26. Ophthalm/o
Eye

27. Mamm/a, Mamm/o
Mammary Gland

28. Ot/o
Ear

29. Iso-
Equal, same

30. Steth/o
Chest

31. Trache/o
Trachea

32. Ep-, Epi-
On, upon

33. Cyan/o
Blue

34. Neo-
New

35. Pan-
All

36. Ur/o
Urinary system

37. Thorac/o
Thorax

38. Peri-
Around

39. -megaly
Abnormally large

40. Post-
After

41. Uni-
One

42. -al, -ic, -ac, -ous
Pertaining to

43. -graphy
Recording of

44. Eu-
Normal

45. -ist
One who studies

46. Involuntary contraction
-spasm
Involuntary contraction

47. Abdomin/o
Abdomen

48. Gingiv/o
Gums

49. -lysis
Destruction of

50. Multi-
Many, much

51. -natal
Birth

52. -oxia
Oxygen

53. -toxin
Poison

54. -phagia
Eating, swallowing

55. Peritone/o
Peritoneum

56. Copr/o
Feces

57. Derm/o, Dermat/o
Skin

58. Enter/o
Intestines

59. Erythr/o
Red blood cell

60. Hepat/o
Liver

61. Hydr/o
Water