Vet Tech Term 2

Front 1

Endo-

Back 1

Within or inside

Front 2

Inter-

Back 2

Between

Front 3

Pre-

Back 3

Before

Front 4

Post-

Back 4

after

Front 5

Peri-

Back 5

around

Front 6

Sub-

Back 6

under, below, or less

Front 7

Ab-

Back 7

away from

Front 8

Ad-

Back 8

toward

Front 9

Ex, exo-

Back 9

witout, out of, outside or away from

Front 10

Ecto-

Back 10

outside

Front 11

Epi-

Back 11

Upper

Front 12

Extra-

Back 12

Outside

Front 13

Infra-

Back 13

Within

Front 14

Meta-

Back 14

beyond

Front 15

Per-

Back 15

Throughout

Front 16

Trans-

Back 16

across

Front 17

Ultra-

Back 17

above, increased, or more than normal

Front 18

Dys-

Back 18

Difficult, painful, or bad

Front 19

Traumatic

Back 19

injury

Front 20

Uria

Back 20

Urination

Front 21

Emetic-

Back 21

vomiting

Front 22

Hyper-

Back 22

elevated, higher or more than normal

Front 23

Hypo-

Back 23

depressed, lower, or less than normal

Front 24

"A-", an-

Back 24

without or none

Front 25

Eu-

Back 25

Good, easy, normal

Front 26

Super, supra-

Back 26

Above, beyond, excessive

Front 27

Gram-

Back 27

record of

Front 28

Dynia-

Back 28

Pain

Front 29

Um-

Back 29

structure

Front 30

corn-

Back 30

horn

Front 31

ventral

Back 31

belly or underside

Front 32

Dorsal

Back 32

back

Front 33

cranial

Back 33

toward the head

Front 34

caudel

Back 34

toward the tail

Front 35

anterior

Back 35

front of the body

Front 36

posterior

Back 36

rear of the body

Front 37

rostral

Back 37

toward tip of nose

Front 38

cephalic

Back 38

pertaining to head

Front 39

medial

Back 39

toward the midline

Front 40

lateral

Back 40

away from the midline

Front 41

superior

Back 41

uppermost, above or toward the head

Front 42

inferior

Back 42

lowermost, below, or toward the tail

Front 43

proximal

Back 43

nearest the midline or beginning of structure

Front 44

distal

Back 44

fartherest from midline, or beginning of structure

Front 45

superficial

Back 45

near the surface

Front 46

deep

Back 46

away from the surface, internal

Front 47

palmar

Back 47

caudal surface of front paw (including carpus)

Front 48

plantar

Back 48

caudal aurface of the rear paw (including tarsus)

Front 49

lingual

Back 49

toward the tongue

Front 50

palatal

Back 50

palate

Front 51

buccal

Back 51

Cheek surface (vestibular)

Front 52

occlusal

Back 52

surface of teeth that meet when chewing

Front 53

Labial

Back 53

lips

Front 54

Mesial

Back 54

Closet to the midline (teeth)

Front 55

Distal

Back 55

furthest from midline (teeth)

Front 56

Tomy-

Back 56

cutting into or incision

Front 57

Stomy-

Back 57

surgically created opening

Front 58

Ectomy-

Back 58

surgical remover

Front 59

Pexy-

Back 59

suture to stabilize

Front 60

Plasty-

Back 60

surgical repair

Front 61

Centesis-

Back 61

surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

Front 62

Graphy-

Back 62

procedure that records

Front 63

Lysis-

Back 63

Seperation or breakdown

Front 64

Scopy-

Back 64

Procedure to visually examine

Front 65

Therapy-

Back 65

treatment

Front 66

Rrhaphy-

Back 66

to suture in place

Front 67

Leuko-

Back 67

white

Front 68

Cyan-

Back 68

blue

Front 69

Graph

Back 69

instrument that records

Front 70

Scope

Back 70

instrument to visually examine

Front 71

Gastr/o

Back 71

stomach

Front 72

Enter/o

Back 72

small intestine

Front 73

Muc

Back 73

pertaining to mucus

Front 74

LLi-

Back 74

hip

Front 75

Condy-

Back 75

rounded projection on a bone

Front 76

Carp-

Back 76

joint between radius and ulna and metacarpal bones

Front 77

Ovar/o, oophor/o

Back 77

ovaries

Front 78

Hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i, metri/o, uter/o

Back 78

uterus

Front 79

Hepa, Hepat/o

Back 79

Liver

Front 80

Myel/o

Back 80

Spinal cord and bone marrow

Front 81

Cysto

Back 81

cell

Front 82

hist/o

Back 82

tissue

Front 83

Adip/o

Back 83

fat

Front 84

oste/o, oss/e, oss/i

Back 84

bone

Front 85

Arthr/o

Back 85

Joints

Front 86

Chrondr/o

Back 86

cartilage

Front 87

My/o

Back 87

Muscles

Front 88

Fasc/i, fasci/o

Back 88

fascia

Front 89

Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

Back 89

tendons

Front 90

Cardio-

Back 90

heart

Front 91

Arteri/o

Back 91

arteries

Front 92

Ven/o, phleb/o

Back 92

veins

Front 93

Hemo/o, hemat/o-

Back 93

Blood

Front 94

Lymph/o-

Back 94

lymph vessels, fluid, and nodes

Front 95

Tonsill/o

Back 95

tonsils

Front 96

Splen/o-

Back 96

spleen

Front 97

Thym/o

Back 97

Thymus

Front 98

Nas/o, rhin/o

Back 98

nose or nares

Front 99

Pharyng/o-

Back 99

pharynx

Front 100

Trache/o

Back 100

trachea

Front 101

Laryng/o-

Back 101

Larynx

Front 102

Pneum/o, pneumon/o-

Back 102

lungs

Front 103

Esophag/o-

Back 103

esophagus

Front 104

Col/o, colon/o-

Back 104

Large intestine

Front 105

Pancreat/o-

Back 105

pancreas

Front 106

Ren/o, nephr/o-

Back 106

Kidneys

Front 107

Ureter/o-

Back 107

Ureters

Front 108

Cyst/o-

Back 108

Urinary bladder

Front 109

Urethr/o-

Back 109

Urthera

Front 110

Neur/o, neu/i-

Back 110

Nerves

Front 111

Encephal/o-

Back 111

Brain

Front 112

Myel/o-

Back 112

Spinal cord

Front 113

Esophag/o-

Back 113

esophagus

Front 114

Col/o, colon/o-

Back 114

Large intestine

Front 115

Pancreat/o-

Back 115

pancreas

Front 116

Ren/o, nephr/o-

Back 116

Kidneys

Front 117

Ureter/o-

Back 117

Ureters

Front 118

Cyst/o-

Back 118

Urinary bladder

Front 119

Urethr/o-

Back 119

Urthera

Front 120

Neur/o, neu/i-

Back 120

Nerves

Front 121

Encephal/o-

Back 121

Brain

Front 122

Myel/o-

Back 122

Spinal cord

Front 123

Esophag/o-

Back 123

esophagus

Front 124

Col/o, colon/o-

Back 124

Large intestine

Front 125

Pancreat/o-

Back 125

pancreas

Front 126

Ren/o, nephr/o-

Back 126

Kidneys

Front 127

Ureter/o-

Back 127

Ureters

Front 128

Cyst/o-

Back 128

Urinary bladder

Front 129

Urethr/o-

Back 129

Urthera

Front 130

Neur/o, neu/i-

Back 130

Nerves

Front 131

Encephal/o-

Back 131

Brain

Front 132

Myel/o-

Back 132

Spinal cord

Front 133

Hemo/o, hemat/o-

Back 133

Blood

Front 134

Lymph/o-

Back 134

lymph vessels, fluid, and nodes

Front 135

Tonsill/o

Back 135

tonsils

Front 136

Splen/o-

Back 136

spleen

Front 137

Thym/o

Back 137

Thymus

Front 138

Nas/o, rhin/o

Back 138

nose or nares

Front 139

Pharyng/o-

Back 139

pharynx

Front 140

Trache/o

Back 140

trachea

Front 141

Laryng/o-

Back 141

Larynx

Front 142

Pneum/o, pneumon/o-

Back 142

lungs

Front 143

Opthalm/o, ocul/o, opt/o, opt/i-

Back 143

eyes

Front 144

Optic/o-

Back 144

Sight

Front 145

Ot/o, aur/I, aur/o, audit/o, aud/i-

Back 145

Ears

Front 146

Acoust/o, acous/o-

Back 146

External ear (sound)

Front 147

Dermat/o, derm/o, cutane/o-

Back 147

Skin

Front 148

Adren/o-

Back 148

Adrenals

Front 149

Gonad/o-

Back 149

gonads

Front 150

Pineal/o-

Back 150

Pineal

Front 151

Pituit/o-

Back 151

Pituitary

Front 152

Thyroid/o, thyr/o-

Back 152

Thyroid

Front 153

Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, testicul/o-

Back 153

Testes

Front 154

Poly-

Back 154

Many or excessive

Front 155

Olig-

Back 155

Scant or little

Front 156

Pan-

Back 156

All

Front 157

Penia-

Back 157

reduction in number

Front 158

Proto-

Back 158

First

Front 159

Neo-

Back 159

New

Front 160

Uni-

Back 160

one

Front 161

Bi-

Back 161

Two

Front 162

Rrhagia, rrhage-

Back 162

bursting forth

Front 163

Itis-

Back 163

Inflammation

Front 164

Malacia-

Back 164

Abnormal condition

Front 165

Megaly-

Back 165

enlargement

Front 166

Osis-

Back 166

abnormal condition

Front 167

Pathy-

Back 167

Disease

Front 168

Sclerosis-

Back 168

abnormal hardening

Front 169

Anem-

Back 169

deficient red blood blood cell condition

Front 170

Plasia-

Back 170

formation, development, and growth of tissue and cell numbers

Front 171

Trophy-

Back 171

formation, development, and increase in the size of tissue and