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
- common suffixes and their meanings
- adjectives and their meanings
- common roots and combining forms of terminology and their meanings.

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?

Teacher Resource:

Virginia FFA Veterinary Science Handbook’s Veterinary Medical Terminology (https://www.vaffa.org/docs/Virginia%20Veterinary%20%20Science%20Rules_03596.pdf)