Veterinary Medical Terminology (Internal Anatomy)

aden/o-

gland

adren/o-

adrenal gland

angi/o-

vessel, usually a blood vessel

arteri/o-

artery

arteriol/o-

arteriole

arthr/o-

joint

atri/o-

atrium or upper heart chamber

balan/o-

glans penis or glans clitoridis

bronch/i-, bronch/o-

bronchus

bronchiol/o-

bronchiolus

cardi/o-

heart

cerebell/o-

cerebellum part of brain

cerebr/i-, cerebr/o-

cerebrum part of brain

choledoch/o-

common bile duct

chondr/i-, chondr/io-, chondr/0

cartilage

chord/o-

cordi string

cleid/o-

clavicle (collarbone)

colp/o-

vagina

cost/o-

rib

cyst/i-, cyst/o-

bladder, cyst, sac

cyt/o-

cell

duoden/o-

duodenum section of intestine

encephal/o-

brain

enter/o-

intestine

episi/o-

vulva

fibr/o-

fibers

gastr/o-

stomach

gli/o-

gluey substance

hepat/ico-, hepat/o-

liver

hist/o-

tissue

hyster/o-

uterus

ile/o-

ileum section of intestine

ili/o-

ilium (upper part of hipbone)

jejun/o-

jejunum section of intestine

kerat/o-

horny tissue (and cornea of eye)

laryng/o-

larynx (voice box)

lymph/o-

lymphatic vessels, lymphocytes

mening/o-

membranes covering brain and spinal cord

metr/a-, metr/o-

uterus

myel/o-

bone marrow or spinal cord

my/o-

muscle

myring/o-

eardrum

nephr/o-

kidney

neur/o-

nerve, nerves, nervous system

oophor/o-

ovary

orchi/o-, orchi/do-

testis, testes

oss/eo-. oss/i-, ost/e-, ost/eo-

bone or bones

ovari/o-

ovary

palat/o-

palate (roof of mouth)

pharyng/o-

pharynx (throat)

phleb/o-

vein or veins

phren/i-,phren/ico-, phren/o-

diaphragm, mind

pleur/o-

pleura, rib (or side)

pneum/a-, pneum/o-, pneum/ato-, pneum/ono-

lungs, respiration (air, breath)

proct/o-

rectum or anus

pulm/o-

lungs

pyel/o-

pelvis or kidney

rect/o-

rectum

ren/i-, ren/o-

kidney

sacr/o-

sacrum

salping/o-

fallopian or eustachian tube

sarc/o-

flesh, muscular substance

splen/o-

spleen

spondyl/o-

vertebra, spinal column

stern/o-

sternum (breastbone)

tend/o-, ten/o-

tendon

thym/o-

thymus gland

thyr/o-

thyroid gland

trache/o-

trachea

ureter/o-

ureter (kidney to bladder tube)

urethr/o-

urethra (bladder to outside)

vas/o-

vessel or duct

ven/e-, ven/i-, ven/o-

vein or veins

viscer/o-

viscera