Module 5 & 6 Flashcards
Acute
pertaining to severe symptom, rapid onset, short course
Analgesia
without sensitivity to pain
Anemia
condition of less blood
Anesthesiologist
one who specializes in removing feeling/pain
Angiogram
radiographic picture of the vessels
Anorexia
loss of appetite
Antipyretic
an agent that works against fever
Asymptomatic
without symptoms
Atrophy
wasting away, shrinking of an organ
Bradypnea
very slow breathing
Cardiorrhexis
rupture of the heart
Chondrodysplasia
bad development (formation) of cartilage
Chronic
long, drawn-out disease (not acute)
Cyanoderma
blue skin
Cystorrhexis
rupture of the bladder
Defibrillation
shocking the heart to restore normal heartbeat
Diagnosis
identification of disease
Dyspnea
difficult, painful breathing
Dysplasia
bad, defective (poor or abnormal formation)
Edema
fluid in the tissues
Embolism
the sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus
Embolus
a foreign or abnormal particle circulating in the bloodstream such as an air bubble, fat globule, or cholesterol plaque
Emesis
vomitus- that which is vomited
Generalized
pertaining to the whole body or many areas at the same time
Hematemesis
blood in the vomitus
Hyperesthesia
Abnormally intense feeling or sensation (pain)
Hyperpnea
excessively rapid breathing
Hyperpyrexia
life-threatening high temperature
Hypoesthesia
less than normal sensation
Hypoplasia
underdevelopment
Hypothermia
subnormal temperature, below 90 deg F
Hysterorrhexis
bursting apart of the uterus
Leukocyte
white blood cell
Lithotripsy
crushing of a calculus
Localized
limited to a small area or part of the body
Macrocephalus
abnormally enlarged head
Malaise
vague sensation of not feeling well
Melanocarcinoma
malignant black-pigmented invasive tumor
Micrometer
an instrument for measuring the diameter of something
Morbidity
rate of illness (sickness)
Mortality
death rate
Nausea
seasickness, inclined to vomit
Neuromyelitis
inflammation of the nerves and spinal cord
Neurotripsy
surgical crushing of a nerve
Palliative
pertaining to relief of symptoms, not cure
Paroxysmal
pertaining to sudden periodic attack
Peripheral
pertaining to the outside surface of the body
Phlebitis
inflammation of a vein
Polyarthritis
inflammation of many joints
Polyuria
excessive amount of urine
Prodromal
early stages of a disease
Prognosis
prediction of course and outcome of disease
Prophylactic
pertaining to prevention of disease
Symptom
perceived change in body or functions
Symptomatic
pertaining to a symptom
Syndrome
symptoms occur together
Systemic
Pertaining to all body symptoms, rather than one of its parts. (General)
Tachypnea
rapid breathing
Thrombosis
a condition caused by a clot
Thrombus
a blood clot in the bloodstream
Tinnitus
ringing in the ear
CBC
Complete blood count
Fx
Fracture
RBC
Red blood cell
Tx
Treatment
PCV
Packed cell volume
WBC
White blood cell
Hx
History
Hct
Hematocrit
HR
Heart rate
bpm
Beats per minute
Sx
Surgery
Stat
Immediately
Rx
Prescription
Px
Physical exam
CRT
Capillary refill time
ECG or EKG
Electrocardiogram
BAR
Bright, alert, responsive
ASAP
As soon as possible
AV
Atrioventricular
Dx
Diagnosis
AHT
Animal Health Technician
CAHT
Certified Animal Health Technician
RAHT
Registered Animal Health Technician
LVMT
Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician
VTS (ECC)
Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care
IRS
Interstate Reporting Service
PES
Professional Exam Service
Ram
Male ovine
Ewe
Female ovine
Wether
Castrated male ovine
Doe
Female caprine
Buck
Male caprine
Benign
not spreading, not malignant
Biopsy
remove tissue for examination
Cyst
closed sac containing fluid
Distal
point farthest from trunk
Dorsal
on or near the back (opposite of ventral)
Ectopic
outside the normal place
Endocystoscopy
examination of inside the bladder
Endogenous
originating inside
Epigastric
area of the belly over the stomach
Hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
Infiltration
slipping into and between normal cells
Lateral
farther from the midline (opposite of medial)
Lesion
unhealthy, diseased tissue
Lumbar
pertaining to the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
Malignant
bad kind, threatening death
Medial
nearer to the midline (opposite of lateral)
Metastasis
cells spread to new location
Neoplasm
new tissue growth, no purpose
Papilla
small, nipple-like protuberance or elevation
Papilloma
hypertrophies papilla covered by a layer of skin
Papules
raised red spots, pimples
Polyp
tumor on a little foot, or stem
Proximal
point nearest to the trunk (opposite of distal)
Tumor
new, abnormal tissue growth
Ventral
on or near the belly (opposite of dorsal)
excrescence
useless structure growing out of the skin (wart)
midline
divides the body into right and left halves
peri-, circum-
around, about, surrounding
epi-
upon, over (surrounding or covering)
extra-
without, outside of
infra-
below, beneath, under
sub-, hypo-
below, beneath, less than normal
supra-, super-
above, superior, in the upper part of
afebrile
without fever
dactyl/o
digits
syn-, sym-
together
anti-
against
chlor/o
green
erythr/o
red
melan/o
black
pyret/o
fever
xanth/o
yellow
A patient experiences symptoms through one or more of the five organs of sense. What are they?
sight, sound, smell, taste, feel
Name the four vital signs
Body temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure.
pyret/o
fever
pne/o, pne/a
breath, breathing
ecto-, exo-
outer side
end-, endo-
inner, within
meso-
middle
aplasia
failure of an organ to develop properly
polydipsia
excessive drinking
polyphagia
excessive eating
zoonosis
infection shared between man and animal
gastropexy
surgical fixation of the stomach
osteolysis
destruction of bone
neurectomy
excision of a nerve
myelogram
contrast study of the spinal subarachnoid space
thrombocyte
cells that aid in clotting
macrocyte
abnormally large cell
anesthetist
A specialist who removes the sensation of pain
polydactylism
many digits
anesthesia
without feeling
Cystectomy
surgical removal of a cyst
anterior
opposite of posterior
cranial
opposite of caudal
posterior
opposite of anterior
caudal
opposite of cranial
alopecia
hair loss
Anastomosis
Surgical union of two hollow or tubular structures
Chemotherapy
The treatment of neoplastic disease with chemical substances or drugs
Dehiscence
Splitting, or gaping along natural or suture lines
Radical resection
Removal of a body part by extreme or drastic measures
neoplastic anemia
anemia due to new growth (neoplasia)
