ANS 2 Small Animals Medical Terms 1

Prefix

• beginning of word

• end of word

• middle root of word

Root word

• End of Word

• Beginning of Word

• Main part of word

Suffix

• Middle of Word

• Ending of Word

• Beginning of Word

a- an -

• painful

• without, lack of

• against

• opposing

Anemia

• without oxygen

• without blood

• without pain

Anti-

• against or opposing

• without, lack of

• with infection

antiseptic

• without blood

• having an infection

• against infection

bi-

• double/twice

• three sides

• opposing

Bilateral means:

• one side

• two sides

• without sides

dys-

• painful, difficult

• without pain

• infection in the body