Terminology Flashcards

1
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Cranial

A

Toward the head

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2
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Rostral

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toward the nose

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3
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Caudal

A

Toward the tail

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4
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Dorsal

A

Toward the backbone

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5
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Ventral

A

Away from the backbone

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6
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Medial

A

Closest to the median

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7
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Lateral

A

Farthest from the medial plane

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8
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Proximal

A

the point closest to the backbone (used in limbs)

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Distal

A

the point farthest from the backbone (used in limbs)

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10
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Anterior

A

toward the head (used in limbs)

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11
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Posterior

A

Toward the tail (used in limbs)

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12
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Palmar

A

Bottom of the front feet

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13
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Plantar

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Bottom of the rear feet

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14
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Superficial

A

Toward the outer surface of the animal

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15
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Deep

A

Away from the outer surface of the animal

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16
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-cidal

A

antimicrobials that kill organisms

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17
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-static

A

antimicrobials that only prevent the replication of the organisms

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18
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Pneumo

A

air

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19
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Anal, ano-

A

Anus

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20
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Brachial, Brachio-

A

Arm

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21
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Hem-, Hemo-, Hemat-

A

Blood

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22
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Thoracic, Thorax, Thoraco-

A

Chest

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23
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Auricle, oto-

A

Ear

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24
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Ocular, Oculo-, Ophthalmo-

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Eye

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25
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Pedal, Ped-, Pod-

A

Foot

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26
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Chole, Chol-

A

Gall Bladder

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27
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Cephalic, Cephalo-

A

Head

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28
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Carium, Cardiac, Cardio-

A

Heart

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29
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Renal, nephric, Nephro-

A

Kidney

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30
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Cheil-, Labi-

A

Lip

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31
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Hepatic, Hepato-

A

Liver

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32
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Pulmonary, Pulmonic

A

Lungs

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33
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Oral, Os, Stoma, Stomat-

A

Mouth

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34
Q

Muscle

A

Myo-

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35
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Ungual

A

Nail bed

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36
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Cervix, Cervical, Cervico-

A

Neck

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37
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Penile

A

Penis

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38
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Perito-

A

Peritoneum

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39
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Rectal

A

Rectum

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40
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Derma-, Integumentum

A

Skin

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41
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Splen-

A

Spleen

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42
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Gastric, Gastro-

A

Stomach

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43
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Orchio-, Orchido-

A

Testicle

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44
Q

Cysti-, Cysto-

A

Urinary bladder

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45
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Hystera-, metra

A

Uterus

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46
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Vulvo-

A

Vulva

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47
Q

-algia
-dynia

A

pain

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48
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-emia

A

blood condition

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49
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-ia

A

condition, disease

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50
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-itis

A

inflammation

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51
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-lepsy

A

seizure or attack

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52
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-malacia

A

softening

53
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

54
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-oma

A

tumor, mass

55
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

56
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-pathy

A

disease

57
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-penia

A

deficiency

58
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-plegia

A

paralysis

59
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-pnea

A

breathing

60
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

61
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-rrhage

A

bursting forth

62
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

63
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-rrhexis

A

breaking open

64
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-centesis

A

puncture, aspiration

65
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

66
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-genic

A

producing, forming

67
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-graphy

A

process of recording

68
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-lysis

A

separation

69
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-opsy

A

view of, vision

70
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

71
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-scopy

A

visual examination

72
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-stomy

A

opening

73
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-tomy

A

incision, cutting

74
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A-

A

No, not, without

75
Q

-uria

A

urine, urination

76
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Ab-

A

away from

77
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Ad-

A

toward, near

78
Q

Ana-

A

up, apart

79
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Ante-

A

pro, before, forward

80
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Anti-

A

against

81
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Auto-

A

self

82
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Bi-

A

two

83
Q

Brady-

A

deficient

84
Q

Chromo-

A

color

85
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Co-, Com-, Con-

A

with, together

86
Q

Cyano-

A

Blue

87
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De-

A

lack of, down

88
Q

Deci-

A

one tenth

89
Q

Dia-

A

through, between

90
Q

Dis-

A

apart, away from

91
Q

Dys-

A

bad, painful

92
Q

Ec-, Ecto-

A

outside

93
Q

Endo-

A

within, in, inner

94
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Epi-

A

above, upon

95
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Ex-

A

out

96
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Extra-

A

outside of

97
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Erythro-

A

red

98
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Hemi-

A

half

99
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Hexa-

A

six

100
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Hyper-

A

excess, above

101
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Hypo-

A

below, deficient

102
Q

Infra-

A

below, beneath

103
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Intra-

A

within

104
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Leuko-

A

white

105
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Macro-

A

large

106
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Mal-

A

bad

107
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Melano-

A

black

108
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Meta-

A

change

109
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Micro-

A

small

110
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Mono-

A

one

111
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Multi-

A

many

112
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Neo-

A

new

113
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Pan-

A

all

114
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Para-

A

Near, alongside

115
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Peri-

A

surrounding

116
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Post-

A

after, behind

117
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Pre-, Pro-, Pros-

A

before, forward

118
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Poly-

A

many, much

119
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Pseudo-

A

False

120
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Re-

A

Back, again

121
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Retro-

A

behind, backward

122
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Sub-

A

Less than, beneath

123
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Supra-

A

above, upper

124
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Sym-, Syn-

A

with, together

125
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Tachy-

A

Fast

126
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Trans-

A

across, through

127
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Tri-

A

three

128
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Ultra-

A

beyond

129
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Xanth-

A

yellow