Ch1 Veterinary Medical Terminology and Abbreviations

-itis is a suffix that means:

• enlargement

• surgical removal of

• after

• inflammation

Pertaining to the heart:

• hepatic

• cardiac

• cutaneous

• renal

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Surgical removal of the appendix:

• Appendicitis

• Appendix

• Appendectomy

• Appendage

Pertaining to the liver:

• hepatic

• gastric

• cardiac

• cutaneous

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Which prefix means "above normal, increased, excessive?"

• hypo-

• hyper-

Which word means "after" surgery?

• preoperative

• postoperative

"Hemo" means:

• above normal, increased, excessive

• beagle

• bile

• blood

Which word means "treatment?"

• -megaly

• laparo-

• -centesis

• therapy

Root word for "urinary bladder?"

• -itis

• osteo-

• cysto-

• dento-

Which means "pertaining to the stomach?

• gastric

• osseous

• renal

• cardiac