Veterinary Medical Terminology Quiz 1

Study Notes

Topics covered include descriptive terms, eponyms, basics of medical terms, combining vowels, root word examples, prefix examples, suffix examples.
Medical terms categorization includes descriptive terms based on color, size, shape, and function, Examples provided, like placenta: flat cake, and eponyms, named after people like the fallopian tube (Gabriello Falopio).
Medical terms are composed of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Word root is the central meaning, prefix is at the beginning usually for numbers, time, site, and suffix is at the end usually for disease or disorder.
Example of a medical term is Myo carditis, broken down into prefix, root, and suffix.
A combining vowel (usually 'o') is added to the end of the root word to assist in pronunciation.
Examples of root words include: Cardio- (heart), Cephalo- (head), Dento- (teeth), Naso- (nose), Hydro- (water), Mammo- (mammary gland), Ophthalmo- (eye), Ot- (ear), Thoraco- (thorax), Tracheo- (trachea), Dermo-(skin), Entero- (intestine), Cyano- (blue), Erythro-(red blood cell), Hepato- (liver).

Analyze the word structurally into component parts.
Begin at the end by defining the suffix first, then the prefix, and finally the root.
Example of a medical term is Panleukopenia, where the prefix Pan means all, Leuk/o means white, and 'penia' means deficiency. Analysis concludes deficiency of all types of white blood cells.

Terms provide ways to describe animals based on their gender (male vs female), and young.
Specific terms are provided for common animals such as dogs, cats, cows, sheep, horses, etc.
Examples include: tom (male cat), queen (female cat), kitten (young cat), dog, bitch, puppy.
Additional examples for other animal families are also included.