Medical Terms

Question 1

What is Oncology?

Answer 1

The Study of Cancer/Tumors

Question 2

What is Anatomy?

Answer 2

The Study of Body Structure

Question 3

What is Pathology?

Answer 3

The Study of Diseases

Question 4

What is Physiology?

Answer 4

The Study of Body Function

Question 5

What is Etiology?

Answer 5

The Study of Nature/Causes/Development of Abnormal Conditions

Question 6

What is Histology?

Answer 6

The Study of Tissue

Question 7

What is Morphology?

Answer 7

The Study of Shape/Form of Cells

Question 8

What is Hemtology?

Answer 8

The Study of Blood

Question 9

What is the medical term for drawing blood from a vein?

Answer 9

Venipuncture

Question 10

What is the medical term used for the act of tying?

Answer 10

Ligation

Question 11

What is the term used for an animal that has high energy or healthy growth?

Answer 11

Vigor

Question 12

What does the abbreviation “bid” stand for?

Answer 12

Twice Daily

Question 13

What does the abbreviation “gt” stand for?

Answer 13

Drop

Question 14

What does the abbreviation “ml” stand for?

Answer 14

Milliliter

Question 15

What does the abbreviation “NPO” stand for?

Answer 15

Nothing Orally

Question 16

What does the abbreviation “prn” stand for?

Answer 16

As needed

Question 17

What does the abbreviation “q” stand for?

Answer 17

Every

Question 18

What does the abbreviation “h” stand for?

Answer 18

Hour

Question 19

What does the abbreviation “c” stand for?

Answer 19

With

Question 20

What does the abbreviation “tid” stand for?

Answer 20

Three Times Daily

Question 21

What does the abbreviation “PO” stand for?

Answer 21

Orally

Question 22

What is the term used for exposing/removing internal organs?

Answer 22

Eviscerate

Question 23

When something is given to an animal via nebulization, what type of substance is it?

Answer 23

Fine Mist

Question 24

What a substance is given to an animal via percutaneous, where is it injected?

Answer 24

Through the Skin

Question 25

What is the constitution of an animal?

Answer 25

Physical Make Up

Question 26

What does “benign” mean?

Answer 26

Not recurring

Question 27

What does “malignant” mean?

Answer 27

Tending to spread/Life threatening

Question 28

What term describes forced feeding or irrigation through a tube passed into the stomach?

Answer 28

Gavage

Question 29

What is the term that describes an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen?

Answer 29

Ascites

Question 30

What type of drug is used to prevent vomiting?

Answer 30

Antiemetic

Question 31

What does the abbreviation “ID” stand for?

Answer 31

Within the skin

Question 32

What does the abbreviation “IM” stand for?

Answer 32

Within the muscle

Question 33

What does the abbreviation “IV” stand for?

Answer 33

Within the vein

Question 34

What does the abbreviation “SQ” stand for?

Answer 34

Under the skin

Question 35

What does the abbreviation “SC” stand for?

Answer 35

Under the skin

Question 36

What does the abbreviation “SubC” stand for?

Answer 36

Under the skin

Question 37

What does the abbreviation “SubQ” stand for?

Answer 37

Under the skin

Question 38

What does the abbreviation “cc” stand for?

Answer 38

Milimeter/Cubic Centimeter

Question 39

The written procedure for carrying out experiments is what?

Answer 39

Protocol