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Module 3- Basic Anatomy + Abnormal Conditions Flashcards

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Aberrant

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Wandering from (the normal course of events)

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Abduction

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Movement away from midline

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Adduction

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Movement towards midline

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Adhesion

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Abnormal joining and sticking together (of tissues)

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Abnormal

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A condition away from normal

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Abdominal

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Of or pertaining to the abdomen or abdominal cavity

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Abdominocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity (to remove fluid)

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Cardiocentesis

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Surgical puncture of a heart chamber

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Abdominocystic

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Pertaining to the abdomen and urinary bladder

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Cystotomy

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Temporary incision into a bladder

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of a bladder

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Cystectomy

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Surgical removal of a bladder

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Dermatologist

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One who studies skin (skin specialist)

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Abdominothoracic

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Pertaining to the abdomen and thorax (bony cage forming the chest cavity)

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Thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest cavity

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Thoracotomy

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Incision into the chest cavity

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Thoracocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the chest cavity (to remove fluids)

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Thoracoplasty

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Surgical repair of the chest cage

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Cystoplasty

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Surgical repair of a bladder

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Hydrocyst

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A sac (or bladder) filled with watery fluid

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Cranial cavity

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The space inside the head

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Cranium

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Skull

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Cephalic

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Of or pertaining to the head

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Hydrocephalus

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A disease characterized by an enlarged head due to increased amount of fluid in the cranial cavity

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Hydrophobia

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Abnormal fear of water

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Hydrotherapy

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Treatment by means of water

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Pelvimetry

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The measurement of the pelvic cavity that a physician can obtain

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Pelvimeter

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A measuring device used for pelvimetry

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Cranioplasty

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Surgical repair of the skull or cranium

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Craniectomy

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A surgical procedure to excise part of the cranium

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Craniotomy

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Incision into the skull

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Craniometer

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An instrument to measure the cranium

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Craniocerebral

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Of or pertaining to the brain and skull

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Cerebrum

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Gray matter that controls thinking, feeling, and movement. Is the largest part of the brain

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Cerebral

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Of or pertaining to the gray matter of the brain

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Cerebrospinal

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Refers to the brain and spinal cord

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Coccus

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A bacteria that causes disease

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Cocci

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Plural of coccus

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Pneumonococcus

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The germ responsible for pneumonia belongs to the cocci bacterial family

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Diplococci

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Cocci growing in pairs

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Streptococci

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Cocci growing in twisted chains

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Staphylococci

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Cocci growing in clusters

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Pyogenic

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Pertaining to producing pus

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Pyorrhea

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Discharge of pus

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Phyorrhea alveolaris

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Disease of teeth and gums

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Phyorrhea salvaris

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Disease when pus flows from the salivary gland

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Otorrhea

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  • Involves discharge, inflammation, pain, and deafness
  • A symptom and a disease
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Otitis media

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Inflammation of the middle ear

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Otalgia

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Ear pain or ear ache

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Rhinorrhea

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Discharge from the nose

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Rhinitis

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Inflammation of the nose

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Rhinorrhea

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Irritated or diseased sinuses in the head and face may discharge fluid through the nose

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Rhinoplasty

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Surgical repair of the nose

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Rhinotomy

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Incision into the nose

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Rhinolith

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A calculus or stone in the nose

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Lithogenesis

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Producing or forming calculi (plural of calculus) or stones

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Lithotomy

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Incision for the removal of a stone

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Cholelith

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A gallstone

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Gall

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Fluid stored in the gallbladder

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Cholecyst

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Medical name for the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the gallbladder caused by gallstones

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Chloe

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Gall or bile

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Cholecystotomy

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Incision into the gallbladder to remove stones

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Cholelithotomy

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Incision into the gallbladder to remove stones

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Cholecystectomy

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Excision of the gallbladder

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Cystocele

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Herniation of a bladder

VM 10500 - Intro Vet Tech (16 decks)

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