What's Wrong
This term describes a disease or condition that lasts for a long time or is recurring.
What is chronic?
This term refers to the "back" of an animal, or the side that faces the sky on a four-legged animal.
What is dorsal?
This common suffix means "inflammation."
What is -itis?
This prefix means "above," "beyond," or "excessive," such as in a term for high blood sugar.
What is hyper-?
This root word refers to the heart, often seen in the term for inflammation of the heart muscle.
What is cardi/o?
This term means "within the muscle," often used when discussing where to give a vaccine.
What is intramuscular (IM)?
his term describes a position toward the head or front of the body
What is cranial?
This suffix means "to surgically remove," such as in a feline spay or neuter
What is -ectomy?
his prefix means "around" or "surrounding," like the sac around the heart.
What is peri-?
if a veterinarian is performing a procedure on the skin, they are dealing with this root word.
What is derm/a or dermat/o?
This term describes a loss of appetite in an animal.
What is anorexia?
This specific term refers to the area of the head "toward the nose."
Question: What is rostral?
This suffix refers to the "study of" a particular subject or system.
What is -ology?
This prefix means "difficult," "painful," or "abnormal," often used to describe labored breathing.
What is dys-?
This root word refers to the liver
What is hepat/o?
This term refers to a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
What is zoonotic?
This term refers to the belly or underside of an animal.
What is ventral?
his suffix means "to surgically create an opening," often used for a permanent or semi-permanent hole.
What is -ostomy?
This prefix means "below" or "deficient," commonly used to describe a low body temperature.
What is hypo-?
This root word refers to the kidneys and is often used in terms like "inflammation of the kidney."
What is nephr/o (or ren/o)?
This clinical term refers to the act of listening to sounds made by internal organs, usually with a stethoscope.
What is auscultation?
Used mostly for limbs, this term describes a part of the body that is closer to the point of attachment or the trunk.
What is proximal?
This suffix means "enlargement," often used when describing a liver that has grown too large.
What is -megaly?
This prefix means "fast," used to describe an abnormally rapid heart rate.
What is tachy-?
This root refers to the joints and is found in the term for a degenerative joint disease.
What is arthr/o?