Vet 117 Chapter 4 Flashcards
abduction
act of away drawing/leading
adduction
act of toward drawing/leading
arthritis
inflammation of joints
arthrocentesis
puncture/tapping of a joint
atrophy
a state without development
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
carpus
the “wrist”
caudal
pertaining to the tail
cervical
pertaining to the neck
coccygeal
pertaining to the tail
costal
pertaining to rib
coxofemoral
pertaining to hip & femur
cranial
pertaining to the head
dysplsia
a condition of poor/bad formation
flexion
act of bending
hypertrophy
a state of excess development
iliac
pertaining to the ilium
intercostal
pertaining to between ribs
intervertebral
pertaining to between vertebrae
intramuscular
pertaining to within muscle
intraosseous
pertaining to within bone
lumbar
pertaining to the “loin”
mandibular
pertaining to the mandible
maxillary
pertaining to the maxilla