Vet 300 Med Term Flashcards
1
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rrhea
A
discharge
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pexy
A
suture to stabilize
3
Q
lysis
A
breakdown
4
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gram
A
record of
5
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um
A
structure
6
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itis
A
inflammation
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malacia
A
abnormal softening
8
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stomy
A
surgically create new opening
9
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pathy
A
disease
10
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osis
A
abnormal condition
11
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graphy
A
procedure to record
12
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rrhage
A
bursting forth
13
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centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
14
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sclerosis
A
abnormal hardening
15
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ectomy
A
surgical removal
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tomy
A
cutting into
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brady
A
abnormally slow
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tachy
A
abnormally fast
19
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atri/o
A
atrium
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vetricul/o
A
ventricle
21
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ech/o
A
sound
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man/o
A
pressure
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sphygm/o
A
pulse
24
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-stasis
A
stoppage of control
25
-capnia
carbon dioxide
26
-oxia
oxygen
27
-ptysis
suffix for spitting
28
cyan/o
blue
29
pneu-
lungs or air
30
-ole
suffix for small
31
-pnea
breathing
32
phren/o
diaphragm
33
lob/o
lobe
34
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction
35
olfact/o
smell
36
sept/o
partition
37
polydipsia
excessive thirst
38
thymoma
tumor on thymus gland
39
endocrinology
study of endocrine system
40
acidosis
abnormal condition of low body pH
41
pancreatitis
inflammation of pancreas
42
hyperglycemia
abnormally elevated glucose level
43
hypogonadism
abnormal condition of deficient hormone secretion from the gonads
44
gluconeogenesis
production of new glucose
45
euthyroidism
normal thyroid function
46
hypercalcemia
abnormally high blood calcium levels
47
oophor.o or ovari/o
ovary
48
crypt/o
hidden
49
spermat/o
sperm
50
scrot/o
scrotum
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pen/i or priap/o
penis
52
oo/o, ov/i or ov/o
egg
53
nat/o
birth
54
urethr/o
urethra
55
vulv/o or episi/o
vulva
56
semin/o
semen
57
ovariohysterectomy
surgical removal of ovaries
58
mastitis
inflammation of mammary gland
59
presentation
orientation of the fetus prior to delivery
60
priapism
persistent penile erection not associated with sexual excitement
61
prostatitis
inflammation of prostate
62
testitis or orchitis
inflammation of testes
63
dystocia
difficult birth
64
oophorectomy
spay
65
supernumerary
more than the normal number
66
pyometra
pus in the uterus
67
gyr/o
folding
68
crani/o
skull
69
ax/o
axis or mainstem
70
menig/o or meningi/o
meninges
71
-lepsy
seizure
72
convolat/o
coiled
73
ipsi
same
74
sulc/o
groove
75
cerebr/o
cerebrum
76
myel/o
spinal cord or bone marrow
77
ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, or irit/o
iris
78
fove/o
pit
79
opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ocul/o, or ophthalm/o
eye or sight
80
myring/o or tympan/o
eardrum
81
macul/o
spot
82
blephar/o
eyelid
83
pupill/o or core/o
pupil
84
audit/o, aud/i or ot/o
ear
85
aque/o
water
86
scler/o
hard
87
OU
both eyes
88
ERG
electroretinogram
89
OD
right eye
90
mm Hg
millimeter of mercury
91
AS
left ear
92
OS
left eye
93
PLR
pupillary light reflex
94
>
greater than
95
AD
right ear
96
AU
both ear
97
megal/o
large
98
is/o
equal or the same
99
hemat/o
blood
100
anti-
against
101
poly
many
102
a-
without
103
poikilo-
irregular
104
micr/o
small
105
-cyte
cell
106
leuk/o
white
107
poikilocytosis
condition of irregular shaped RBCs
108
polychromasia
RBCs with multicolored staining qualities
109
monocyte
agranulocytic WBC that has phagocytic function
110
mircocytic
small cell size
111
macrocytic
large cell size
112
hyperchromic
more than normal color
113
hypochromic
less than normal color
114
anisocytosis
condition of unequal cell size
115
lymphocyte
agranulocytic WBC that has phagocytic and antibody formation function
116
eosinophil
granulocytic WBC that detoxifies allergens or parasitic infections
117
neutrophil
PMN
118
basophil
granulocytic WBC that promotes the inflammatory response
119
CAT scan
computed axial tomography
120
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
121
rad
radiation absorbed dose
122
SOAP
subjective objective assessment plan ( method of record keeping)
123
HR
heart rate
124
RR
respiratory rate
125
C
degrees celcius
126
F
degrees fahrenheit
127
bpm
beats per minute
128
PCV
packed cell volume
129
endemic
enzootic
130
epidemic
epizootic
131
pandemic
occurring over a large geographic area
132
remisson
partial or complete disappearance of disease, signs, and/or symptoms
133
chronic
having a long course
134
acute
sudden onset
135
symptom
characteristics of disease that can only be sensed by patient
136
syndrome
set of signs that occur together
137
sign
characteristics of disease observed by others
138
tid
twice daily
139
q
every
140
bid
twice daily
141
gt
drop
142
h
hour
143
prn
as needed
144
c
with
145
ml
milliters
146
po
orally
147
npo
nothing orally
148
percutaneous
through the skin
149
sublingual
under the tongue
150
oral
by mouth
151
rectal
by rectum
152
parenteral
via GI tract
153
non-parenteral
route other than GI tract
154
intradermal
within the skin
155
intramuscular
within the muscle
156
intravenous
within the vein
157
intraperitoneal
within the peritoneal cavity
158
subcutaneous
under the skin
159
nebulization
fine mist
160
inhalation
gas through nose and mouth
161
ticking
fur with dark-tipped guard hairs
162
steatitis
inflammation of fat
163
Crotalus atrox
inactivated rattlesnake toxin
164
ruddy
orange-brown with dark ticking
165
leptospirosis
bacterial disease signaled by renal failure
166
tortoiseshell
spotted or clutch orange-black fur
167
feline panleukopenia
infection commonly called feline distemper
168
hepatic lipidosis
excess liver fat in cats
169
giardia lamblia
protozoan causing diarrhea
170
tabby
striped or spotted two color fur
171
staunch
steady or strong
172
feral
wild or undomesticated
173
coprophagy
ingestion of feces
174
canine hepatitis
infection associated with blue eye
175
polydactyly
excess number of digits
176
trappy
short quick choppy stride
177
cradle
device that prevents a horse from licking or biting an injured area
178
race
long wave or irregular stripe down a horses face
179
splint
inflammation of interosseous ligament holding the splint bones to the cannon bone
180
West nile
mosquito borne virus encephalitis
181
guttural pouch
large airfield ventral outpouching of the eustachian tube
182
bowed tendon
thickening of the caudal surface of the leg proximal to the fetlock
183
strangles
contagious bacterial disease caused by streptococcus qui
184
equitation
act and practice of riding a horse
185
throatlatch
part that connect the bridle to the horses head under the throat
186
feathering
fringe of hair about the foot just above the hoof
187
banding
style of mane that is sectioned and fastened with rubber bands
188
cribbing
vice in which a horse grapes an object and swallows air
189
draft
large breed of working horse
190
lamina
tissue that attaches the hood of the underlying foot structure
191
colostrum
first milk like substance produced by the female after parturition
192
fleece
hair of llamas or alpacas
193
streak canal
passageway that take milk from the teat cistern to the outside
194
singleton
one offspring born
195
clip
one seasons wool yield
196
roughage
feed that is high in fiber and low in total digestible nutrients
197
E. coli
bacterial infection that typically causes scours in calves
198
casting
restraint method using ropes to achieve lateral recumbency
199
hemophilus somnus
bacterial infection that causes septicemic disease in cattle
200
cashmere
fine undercoat of goats
201
flushing
act of increasing feed before breeding or embryo transfer
202
soremouth
poxvirus infection of sheep and goats that causes mouth lesions
203
lanolin
fat like substances secreted by the sebaceous glands of sheep
204
cudding
act of chewing regurgitated food particles
205
barren
animal that was not bred or did not conceive
206
hog-snare
method of restringing via a loop tie attached to a long handle
207
farrow-to-finish
full service operation that houses breeders, newborns, weanlings, and feeder stock
208
finisher pig
swine over 100 pounds to slaughter
209
sling
restraint devices that resembles a hammock
210
pasteurella
bacteria causing respiratory disease that sometimes leads to pericarditis and pleuritic
211
grower pig
swine from 40 to 100 pounds
212
farrow to wean
operation that houses breeding sows and offspring until weaning age or weight
213
rotavirus
virus associated with villous destruction in the intestine, malabsorption, and diarrhea
214
hog-tight
fencing that prevents animal from escaping
215
swine influenza
orthomyxoviral infection that causes respiratory disease
216
casting
method of restraining that uses ropes to achieve lateral recumbency
217
starter pig
swine from about 10 to 40 pounds
218
feeder to finish
operation that raises weanlings to market weight
219
mycoplasma
bacteria causing respiratory disease seen largely in young pigs with a severe cough
220
piles
prolapsed rectum
221
air sacs
thin walled sacs that provide buoyancy for flight
222
isthmus
portion of the oviduct farthest from the ovary
223
setae
sensitive bristles on the head
224
brooder
housing unit for birds after hatching
225
fledgling
young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers
226
perch
stick or dowel provided as a sitting area
227
remiges
primary wing feathers
228
rhea
large flightless bird native to south America
229
dropping
composite of bird feces and urine
230
comb
vascular, red cutaneous structure attached to the dorm of the skull
231
meat
ratite muscle that is lover in fat and cholesterol than beef
232
molting
process of casting off feathers
233
clipping
process of trimming birds wings to alter flight
234
scleral ring
overlapping bony plates encircling the eye
235
snood
long fleshy extension at the base of a turkeys beak
236
refinement
theory of inflicting minimal stress and pain during animal research
237
estivate
act of reducing body temperature, heart and respiratory rates in summer
238
Golden
most common type of hamster
239
south america
origination point of the guinea pig
240
Hystricomorpha
order of the porcupine like rodents
241
mustelidae
formal name for the ferret family
242
scute
scale like structure found on the heads of snakes
243
axenic
sate of being germ free
244
spectacle
abnormal covering over the cornea of some reptiles
245
rattus norvegicus
formal name for the brown rat
246
andes mountains
native habitat for the chinchilla
247
lagomorph
formal classification of rabbit
248
autosome
non-sex-determining chromosome
249
mongolian
most common type of gerbil
250
phylogeny
developmental history of a species
