Veterinary Medical Terminology

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This course is a study of the technical language used in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Agriculture with a focus on learning the major components (prefixes, suffixes and combining root terms) of veterinary medical terms and how to put the components together to form useful medical terms. Species-specific terminology, along with organ system-specific terminology, is also presented. Students will be expected to learn and understand the definitions of the veterinary medical terms, and to write and interpret paragraphs containing veterinary medical terms.