Prefixes
What Does It Mean?
Suffixes
Decode The Vet Term
Root Words
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This prefix means slow

Brady-

100
What does anti- mean? 

Against

100
What does the suffix -cyte mean?

Cell

100
Bradycardia contains the prefix brady- what does that tell you about the heart rate?
It is slow.
100

Cardi/o refers to this organ.

Heart

200

This prefix means many or much

Poly-

200

What does uni- mean?

One

200

This suffix means inflammation

-itis

200

Multicellular contains multi-. What does multicellular mean?

Made of many cells.

200

Derm/o or Dermat/o refers to this part of the body.

Skin

300

The prefix Neo- means what? 

New

300

What does ur/o mean?

Urine or Urinary Tract.

300

This suffix means enlargement

-megaly

300

A puppy is described as neonatal. What does neo- tell you?

The puppy is new / newborn.

300

Hepat/o refers to what organ?

Liver

400

What prefix means around or surrounding?

Peri-

400
What does -oxia refer to? 

Oxygen condition.

400

The suffix -phagia means what?

Eating or swallowing.
400

A veterinarian diagnoses hepatomegaly. Using hepat/o and -megaly, what does it mean?

Enlargement of the liver.
400

Gingiv/o refers to this structure in the mouth

Gums

500

Ep- / Epi- means?

Upon, On, Above, or Around

500

What foes copr/o mean?

Feces or Stool
500

This suffix means breakdown, destruction, or separation

-lysis

500

A term contains erythr/o and -lysis. What would the term describe?

Breakdown / destruction of red blood cells.

500

Peritone/o refers to this this lining of the abdominal cavity.

Peritoneum / Abdominal Lining

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