Root Words
What is the root word for Colon
Col/o
1. Whats it called when it is facing towards the tail?
2. Whats it called when it is facing towards the head?
1. Caudal
2. Cranial
-itis is the suffix for what word?
Inflammation
What is the Latin and Species name for a dog?
Latin = Canis
Species Name = Canine
What is the prefix for Between?
Inter
Lapar/o is the root for what words?
Abdomen, loin, or flank
What is the definition of Dorsal?
Along the back or uppermost surface
What is the suffix for the definition abnormally large?
-megaly
Sus is the Latin name and the Porcine is the Species name for what animal?
Pig
What is the definition of the prefix trans?
Across.
Encephal/o is the root for what word?
What's it called when any body plane that is parallel to the median plane?
Sagittal
Infestation or infection is the definition for what suffix?
-iasis
What is the Latin and species name for cattle
Latin name = Bos
Species name = Bovine
What is the prefix for Beyond?
Meta
Hemat/o
Whats the definition of Posterior and Anterior?
Posterior is the rear of the animal and anterior is the front of the animal
Destruction of
1. Cap is the Species Name for what animal?
2. What is the latin name?
1. Goat
2. Capra
What is the definition of the prefix extra?
Outside.
Bronch/i, bronch/o is the root word for what word?
Bronchus
What is the definition of median?
Body plane that divides the animal into equal right and left halves
To surgically remove is the definition of what suffix?
-ectomy
The Species Name for a rat and a mouse is Murine. What is the Latin name for a Rat? What is the Latin name for a mouse?
Rat = Rattus
Mouse = Mus
What is the definition of the prefix supra?
Above, Increased, or more than normal.