Name
Directions: Match the prefixes on the left with the correct meaning on the right.
1.
Dys-
A. abnormally fast
2.
Anti-
B.
bad, poor
3.
De-
C.
difficulty
4.
Tachy-
D. against, opposing
5.
A-, an-
E.
down, from
6.
Hyper-
F.
abnormally slow
7.
Poly-
G. excessive, abnormally high
8.
Mal-
H. easily
9.
Hypo-
I.
without, lack of, not
10.
Brady-
J.
many, much, multiple
K. insufficient, abnormally low
Name
Directions: Match the suffixes on the left with the correct meaning on the right.
1.
-cyte
A. blood condition
2.
-scope
B.
cell
3.
-itis
C.
inflammation
4.
-logy
D. abnormally large
5.
-ectomy
E.
instrument for examining
6.
-pnea
F.
tumor
7.
-emia
G. cutting, incision
8.
-tomy
H. deficiency of
9.
-oma
I.
study of
10.
-penia
J.
to surgically remove
K. breathing
Name
Directions: Match the roots on the left with the correct meaning on the right.
1.
Dent/o, dent/i
A. nose
2.
Ophthalm/o
B.
trachea
3.
Cardi/o
C.
heart
4.
Nas/o
D. ear
5.
Cephal/o
E.
teeth
6.
Steth/o
F.
eye
7.
Ot/o
G. chest
8.
Thorac/o
H. head
9.
Mamm/o
I.
thorax
10.
Trache/o
J.
mammary gland
K. brain
Name
Directions: Match the prefixes on the left with the correct meaning on the right.
1.
Iso-
A. on, upon
2.
Multi-
B.
after
3.
Uni-
C.
new
4.
Eu-
D. many, much
5.
Ep-, epi-
E.
one
6.
Neo-
F.
single celled
7.
Post-
G. around
8.
Pan-
H. all
9.
Peri-
I.
normal
J.
equal, same
Name
Directions: Match the suffixes on the left with the correct meaning on the right.
1.
-toxin
A. eating, swallowing
2.
-megaly
B.
recording of
3.
-ist
C.
inflammation
4.
-natal
D. destruction of
5.
-spasm
E.
one who studies
6.
-al, -ic, -ac, -ous
F.
birth
7.
-graphy
G. oxygen
8.
-phagia
H. abnormally large
9.
-lysis
I.
poison
10.
-oxia
J.
involuntary contraction
K. pertaining to
Name
Directions: Match the roots on the left with the correct meaning on the right.
1.
Derm/o, dermat/i
A. liver
2.
Peritone/o
B.
blue
3.
Hydr/o
C.
feces
4.
Abdomin/o
D. gums
5.
Erythr/o
E.
intestines
6.
Ur/o
F.
peritoneum
7.
Hepat/o
G. skin
8.
Copr/o
H. water
9.
Cyan/o
I.
urinary system
10.
Entr/o
J.
red blood cell
11.
Gingiv/o
K. abdomen
Dissect & Define
Name:
Directions: Using handouts 1, 2, and 3, complete the following word drills.
Review
Directions: Match the prefix, suffix, or root on the left with the correct meaning on
the right.
1.
-cyte
A. inflammation
2.
ot/o
B. abnormally slow
3.
brady-
C. teeth
4.
-itis
D. study of
5.
cardi/o
E. ear
6.
mal-
F. instrument for examining
7.
-scope
G. difficulty
8.
-logy
H. cell
9.
dent/i, dent/o
I. bad, poor
10.
dys-
J. heart
Dissect & Define
Directions:
1. Dissect the following words into their pieces by drawing a line between the
prefix, root, combining form, and suffix.
2. Define each piece.
3. Write a definition for the whole word.
Example:
Cardiology =
cardi/o/logy
Heart
study of
Cardiology = the study of the heart
1. Stethoscope
2. Thoracot o my
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10.
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T o n s i l l e c t o my
3 . O p h t h a l mo l o g y
11. Tachypnea
4. Otitis
12. Polyarthritis
5. Anemia
13. Bradycardia
6. Mammology
14. Cytopenia
7. Tracheoma
15. Cephalitis
8. Declaw
Word Sleuth
Name:
Directions: Using handouts 1-6, complete the following word drills.
Review
Directions: Match the prefix, suffix, or root on the left with the correct meaning on
the right.
1.
-ic
A. inflammation
2.
nas/o
B. head
3.
dys-
C. after
4.
-itis
D. eating, swallowing
5.
enter/o
E. feces
6.
post-
F. nose
7.
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G. against
8.
anti-
H. intestines
9.
copr/o
I. difficulty
10.
cephal/o
J. pertaining to
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Directions: Find the hidden words in this puzzle.
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Bradycardia
Osteoma
Leukocyte
Panleukopenia
Coprology
Postoperative
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Malocclusion
Electrocardiogram
Gingivitis
Bronchospasm
Veterinarian
Crossword
Name:
Directions: Using handouts 1-6, complete the following word drills.
Review
Directions: Match the prefix, suffix, or root on the left with the correct meaning on
the right.
1.
-natal
A. inflammation
2.
hepat/o
B. around
3.
iso-
C. cell
4.
-itis
D. liver
5.
ur/o
E. red
6.
eu-
F. birth
7.
-cyte
G. equal
8.
dys-
H. urine
9.
erythr/o
I. difficulty
10.
peri-
J. normal
Define
Directions: Define the following words.
1. Pericarditis
2. Hydrocephalous
3. Eupnea
4. Periodontal
Crossword
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12
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Directions: Read the clues below and fill in the boxes that correspond with the number
of the clue.
Across:
Down:
1.
Abnormally large liver
1.
Pertaining to water
4.
Abnormally large heart
2.
Difficulty breathing
8.
An incision into the trachea
3.
Destruction of the red blood cell
9.
Insufficient oxygen
4.
Pertaining to the head
11. An instrument used to examine the ear
5.
Producing a lot of urine
12. A recording of the mammary gland
6.
Red blood cell
13. The study of the urinary system
7.
Instrument used to listen to the chest
10.
Newborn
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Common Abbreviations
Name:
Purpose: Veterinarians and their staff use dozens of abbreviations that they use. It is
important to know the correct meaning for each abbreviation, otherwise
serious mistakes could be made and animals could die.
Directions: Read each sentence and write the correct abbreviation above the underlined words.
1. Doctor Center is needed in the intensive care unit immediately. His patient just
came out of surgery and needs an electrocardiogram.
2. Snowball is a female domestic long hair cat.
She needs vaccinated for Feline
Leukemia Virus, Feline Infectious Anemia, and Feline Infectious Peritonitis.
3. Please write a prescription for 6 milliliters of penicillin to be given three times a day.
4. As a vet tech you will have to monitor temperature, pulse, and respiration, every
day, every hour.
5. The test results for specific gravity, urinalysis, packed cell volume, and white blood
cell count are all normal.
6. Intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and intraperitoneal are all routes
to administer injections.
7. The date of birth for Max, a domestic short hair male cat, is 10/10/00.
8. The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine took a history on his patient and listened to
his gastrointestinal sounds before he wrote his diagnosis.
9. Most cats are fed as much as they want, whereas dogs are usually fed twice a day.
10. The dog that arrived dead on arrival was suspected to have a central nervous system
disease.