Title: Explain the formation of veterinary medical terminology.
Course: Veterinary Science I (18105-I) > Section: Understanding Veterinary Medical Terminology

Explanation should include

- common prefixes and their meanings (e.g., anti-, hyper-, hypo-, and peri-)
- common suffixes and their meanings (e.g., -itis, -ectomy, -ology, and -pathy)
- adjectives and their meanings related to anatomical or medical descriptors
- common roots and combining forms of terminology and their meanings found in veterinary anatomy, physiology, and pathology.

Teacher Resource: Veterinary Medical Terminology, Veterinary Science Handbook, Virginia FFA

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are common prefixes, suffixes, and roots combined to form veterinary medical terminology?
- What Latin adjectives are commonly applied to veterinary medical terminology?
- Why is it important to understand how veterinary medical terminology is formed? Why is understanding this superior to simply memorizing all terms?