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Chapter 1 Introduction Flashcards

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Brachy/o

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Short

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cis/o

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To Cut

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Col/o

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Large Intestine

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Colon/o

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Large Intestine

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Cyst/o

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Urinary Bladder; Cyst

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Small Intestine

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Iatr/o

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Treatment

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Leuk/o

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White

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Optic/o

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Eye; Vision

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Radi/o

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Radius; X-ray

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Connective Tissue

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Sect/o

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To Cut

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Thromb/o

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Clot; Clotting

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Ur/o

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Urine; Urinary Tract

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a-

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no; not; without

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an-

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no; not; without

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brachy-

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short

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dolicho-

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long

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endo-

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in; within

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epi-

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above; upon; on

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ex-

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out; away from

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exo-

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out; away from

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extra-

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outside

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hyper-

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above; excessive

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hypo-

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deficient; below; under; less than normal

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in-

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in; into; not

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intra-

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within; into

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meso-

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middle

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pro-

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before; forward

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re-

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back; again; backward

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retro-

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behind; back; backward

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sub-

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under; below

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trans-

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across; through

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-cytosis

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increase in cell number

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emic

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pertaining to a blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease; emotion

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-tomy

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incision; process of cutting

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BAR

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Bright, Alert, Responsive

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CCU

A

Critical Care Unit

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ICU

A

Intensive Care Unit

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CWPM

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Continue with Previous Medication

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DLH

A

Domestic Long Hair

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DMH

A

Domestic Medium Hair

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DSH

A

Domestic Short Hair

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DOA

A

Dead On Arrival

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DOB

A

Date Of Birth

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ER

A

Emergency Room

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OR

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Operating Room

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GROS

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Gross Review of Systems

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K-9

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Canine/Dog

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ISO

A

Isolation Unit

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NAF

A

No Abnormalities Found

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NSF

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No Significant Findings

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P/E

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Physical Examination

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PPH

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Past Pertinent History

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R/O

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Rule Out

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SOAP

A

Subjective, Objective, Assessment Plan

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TPR(W)

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Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, (Weight)

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WNL

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Within Normal Limits

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Anemia

A

Decrease in red blood cells and/or hemoglobin

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Biopsy

A

Removal of tissue for microscopic examination

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Brachycephalic

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Pertaining to a short, wide head

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Dolichocephalic

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Pertaining to a narrow, long head

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Mesocephalic

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Pertaining to an average width head

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Carcinoma

A

Malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue

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Prodrome

A

Symptoms that run together before the onset of a more specific disease

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Syndrome

A

Symptoms that run together and point to a specific disease

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Sarcoma

A

Malignant tumor arising from connective tissue

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Leukemia

A

Increase in the number of cancerous white blood cells

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Diagnosis

A

Estimation of the cause of disease

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Prognosis

A

Estimation of disease outcome

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Canine

A

Dog (adjective)

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Feline

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Cat (adjective)

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Bovine

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Cattle (adjective)

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Ovine

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Sheep (adjective)

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Caprine

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Goat (adjective)

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Aggressive

A

Eager to fight

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Alert

A

Energetic, quick, and responsive

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Docile

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Relaxed, easy to handle

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Feral

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Wild

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Submissive

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Willing to submit

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anti-

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Against

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dys-

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bad, painful, abnormal

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ecto-

A

outside

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eu-

A

good

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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macro-

A

large

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micro-

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small

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meta-

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beyond, change

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neo-

A

new

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pan-

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all

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poly-

A

many

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pre-

A

before

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post-

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after

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supra-

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above, beyond

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ultra-

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above, beyond

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-dynia

A

pain

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-genesis

A

creation

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-meter

A

instrument used to measure

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-penia

A

difficency

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-rrhagia, -rraphy

A

bursting forth

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-rraphy

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to suture

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-rrhea

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discharge

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-stomy

A

surgically create a new opening

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