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Algesia

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Sense of pain

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APHASIA

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W/o speech,speechless

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Angio

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vessel

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Arterio

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Artery

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Cardiac Arrest

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Stopped

heart

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Defibrillation

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heart shocked to a regular beat

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Emia

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blood

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tripsy

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rubbing, crushing

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orrhexis

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rupture, bursting

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sym, syn

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together joined

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A, an

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absent, without

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Thrombus

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blood clot

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thrombosis

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blood clot, occluding a vessel

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plas/o

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formation

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phleb/o

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vein

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phas/o

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speech

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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fibrillation

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very fast irregular heartbeat

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esthesia

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feeling, sensation

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embolism

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obstruction of a blood vessel

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Dactyl/o

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Fingers

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Pneumon/o

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Lung

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Orrhaphy

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suturing, closing

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anodontia

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without teeth, toothless

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afebrile

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without fever

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astomia

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without a mouth

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anemic

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condition of less blood

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myeloblast

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immature bone marrow cell

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cholelithotripsy

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crushing of gallstones

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sym letters

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B M P

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Polyuria

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excessive amounts of urine

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macroblast

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large immature cell, visible to the naked eye

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AV

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atrioventricular

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BAR

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bight, alert, responsive

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model Act

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all except; diagnosis, prognosis, surgery an prescriptions

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indirect supervision

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on call

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direct supervision

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in building

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immediate supervision

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working with

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academy

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a certified VT receives recognition of classes taken and tested

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society

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individuals interested in a specific specialty

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40
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List 11 acadamies

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dental,anesthesia, emergency, behavior, pathology, internal medicine, zoological, surgery, clinical practice, nutrition, equine

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List 5 societies

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behavior, equine, zoo, emergency, laboratory animal

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AHT

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animal health technician

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CAHT

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certified animal health technician

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RAHT

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registered animal health technician

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VTS(EC)

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Veterinary Technician Specialist (in emergency critical care)

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LVMT

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Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician

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IRS

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Interstate Reporting Service

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PES

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Professional Exam Service

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Buck

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Male Caprine

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Doe

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Female Caprine

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Wether

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Castrated male ovine

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Ewe

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Female ovine

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Ram

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Male ovine

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Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinary Technicians

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group to help lab animals

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CVTS

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Committee on Veterinary Technician Specialties

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AALAS

A

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

for ALAT, LAT and LATG

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What to do if moving to another state

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  1. Only VTNE score tranfers
  2. Apply to IRS of PES
  3. PES to a new state agency
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Model Practice Act

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1999 by AVMA

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State Vet Practice Act

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governs the practice of vet med

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Alopecia

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hair loss

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Perioral Circumoral

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relating to around the mouth

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Neurotripsy

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crushing of a nerve

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Neuralgia

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pain along the course of a nerve

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Dysphasia

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pain or difficulty speaking

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Wheal

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Hives

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Cauterization

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burn skin to stop bleeding

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Abdominal Parcentesis

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remove fluid from abdominal cavity

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Chemotherapy

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chemical therapy

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Radiation

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Therapy to irradiate cells

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Radical resection

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Cut away a large portio

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Anastomosis

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surgical connection between 2 structures

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Vascular

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body’s network of blood vessels

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Necrobiosis

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physical death of a cell

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Dehiscence

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surgical complication in which a wound ruptures along a surgical suture

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Proximal

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Nearest attachment to the trunk

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Distal

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remote, farther

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medial

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closer to midline

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Lateral

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farther from midline

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Midline

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Median R/L

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Ventrodorsal

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bullet travels from belly thru back

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Ventrotomy

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incision into the belly

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Dorsalgia

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Backache

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Dorsal

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Back (opposite of ventral)

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Condyloma

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wart in genital area

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Excrescence

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out grow (example wart)

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Papule

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pimple, red elevated spot

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Papilla

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nipplelike protuberance elevation

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Polyp

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tumor with a foot

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Lesion

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unhealthy (morbid) tissue (ex. burn wound)

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Metastasis

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movement of cells from one part to another

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Infiltration

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slipping into and between normal cells of the body

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Biopsy

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removing tissue (life sight)

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Neoplasm

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new formation of tissue

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topo/s

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place or location

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Endoderm

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lining of the gut glands (spleen, pancreas, liver)
structure of gut (esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon)
respiratory tract

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Mesoderm

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all connective tissue, all body muscles, blood, cardio and lymphatic system; most urogenital system, lining of pericardial, pleural, peritoneal cavities

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Mucous membranes

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epithelium

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Skin

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epidermis

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Blastoderm

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aggregation of cells showing the first trace of structure

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Infra

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below, beneath

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Supra, super

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above, over

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Sub, hypo

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below, under

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epi

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over, surrounding

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peri

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around, about

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circum

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around

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meso

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middle

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end, endo

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inner, within

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ecto, exo

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outer side

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109
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which primary germ layer originates all connective tissues and all body musculature?

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mesoderm

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110
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the pleura is a watery, mucoid-surfaced membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity. From which germ layer does it arise?

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Mesoderm

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Which of the 3 embryonic germ layers gives rise to the nervous system and the organs of special sense?

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ectoderm

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The primitive gut tract and its associated glands (organs) develop from which germ layer of the embryo?

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The skin, including mucous membrane exposed to the environment is derived from the primary germ layer called the

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ectocytic

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pertaining to the outside of the cell

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endocarditis

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inflammation of the inside of the heart

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endoscopy

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examination by looking inside of (a body cavity)

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endocystoscopy

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examination of inside the bladder

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ectogenous

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originating outside of a cell or an organism

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endogenous

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originating inside of a cell

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endocranial

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pertaining to the inside of the head

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benign

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mild, non-spreading, not recurrent and not malignant tumor

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malignant

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grow worse, resist treatment, life-threatening

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meta

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means after, beyond, among, over

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stasis

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a standing, location or place

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metastasis

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means mvmt of cells (esp. cancer cells) from one part of the body to another

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infiltration or direct extension

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malignant cells may slip into and between normal cells

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biopsy

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remove tissue for examination

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lesion

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any morbid change in the structure of an organ or a body part due to an injury

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morbid

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diseased, unhealthy

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cyst

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sac or pouch. it contains fluid, semifluid or solid material

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cyst has 2 meanings

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  1. bladder, 2. a sac containing fluid or semifluid
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papillae

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small, nipplelike structures ex. taste buds

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papilla

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nipple of the mammary gland (breast)

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papule

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pimple. it is an elevated spot on the skin. papular lesions pox or measles

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papilloma

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hypertrophied papilla covered by a layer of skin

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excrescence

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ex=out, crescence=grow a wart is excrescence

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condyloma

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a wart in the genital area

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lateral

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farther from the midline

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medial

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closer to the midline

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proximal

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distal

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farthest (opp of proximal)

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peri

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periumbilical

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around the bellybutton

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abduction

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moing away

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circumduction

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moving around

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perioral and circumotal

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relating to around the mouth

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epi

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upon, over

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extra

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without, outside of

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infra

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below, beneath, under

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epigastralgia

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pain in the area of the belly over the stomach

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patella

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lingual, glossal

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sternum

A

breastbone

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subpubic

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area beneath the pubic arch (bone)

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hypochondrium

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beneath te ribs(these floating ribs are made mostly of cartilage)

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lumbar

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circumscribed

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appears to have a borde around its circumference

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amnio, amniot

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gravidaa sudden rewcurre

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with child

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gyn

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xantho

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chlor

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cyan

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erythr

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melan

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leuko

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Cheyne-stokes respiration

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respiration gradually increases, stops,and then slowly starts again

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am

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gravid

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with child

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gyn

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hyster

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mamm

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mast

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men

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metr

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para

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bear, bring forth

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nulli

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oligo

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little, scanty, small

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post

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afterprimi

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primi

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secundi

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ary

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pertaining to

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atrophy

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undernourished, wasting

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dynia

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pain, painful

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mania

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pathy

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gynecomania

A

abnormal sex drive an desire in males of the species

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mammography

A

x ray exam of the beast

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mastitis

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inflammation of the breast

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mastopathy

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disease of the mammary gland

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ptosis

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hanging or drooping down

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pendulous

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very large breasts that hang down or droop

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mastoptosis

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pendulous breast

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gynecomastia

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woman’s breast

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mammopexy

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plastic surgery of the mammary gland

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mastadenitis

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inflammation of the mammary gland

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mastadenoma

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cancerous tumor of the mammary gland

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mastoncus

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tumor of the breast

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mastalgia

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painful breast

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gynecomastia

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women’s breasts on a man

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ovary

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Fallopian tube

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uterus

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hystero, metro

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uterine cervix

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vagiuna

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metro

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usually refers to the tissue of the uterus

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metritis

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inflammation of the uterine lining

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metroparalysis

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paralysis of muscle tissue of the uterus

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hysteromyoma

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muscle tumor of the uterus

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metroscope

A

instrument for examining the uterus

211
Q

hagia

212
Q

orrhea

A

mucus or pus, discharge

213
Q

orrhexis

A

rupture, bursting

214
Q

ocele

215
Q

endomymetritis

A

inflammation of the inside lining and muscle of the uterus

216
Q

dysmenorrhea

A

painful or difficult flow of menses

217
Q

menometrorrhagia

A

hemorrhage from the uterus during menstruation

218
Q

climacteric

A

change of life, transitional period

219
Q

climaceteric

A

perimenopause

220
Q

conception

A

fertilization

221
Q

ovum

A

female egg

222
Q

male germ cell

A

spermatozoon

223
Q

gestation

A

period from conception to birth

224
Q

pregnancy

A

another word for gestation, lasts 280 days in a human

225
Q

embryo

A

first two weeks of gestation creates

226
Q

gestation timeline

A

weeks 1-2 divides into 2 cells now called embryo
week 3 begins arms, head, legs, tail
week 8 looks human, now called a fetus

227
Q

last gestational phase

A

begins at 3 months

229
Q

````````liquor amnii

A

amniotic fluid`

230
Q

PCV

A

packed cell volume

231
Q

CRT

A

capillary refill time

232
Q

OD

233
Q

OS

234
Q

CMT

A

California Mastitis Test

235
Q

OVH

A

Ovariohysterectomy

236
Q

D5W

A

5 3/4 dextrose in water

237
Q

HE or HG

A

hemoglobin

238
Q

VD

A

ventral dorsal

239
Q

DV

A

dorsoventral

240
Q

ALAT

A

Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician

241
Q

LATG

A

Laboratory Animal Technologist

242
Q

LAT

A

Laboratory Animal Technician

243
Q

pupendal

A

female’s external genitals

244
Q

childbirth

A

parturition or labor

245
Q

blephar/o

246
Q

core/o

247
Q

corne/o, kerat/o

248
Q

cycl/o

A

ciliary body

249
Q

dipl/o

A

paired, double

250
Q

ir, irid/o

251
Q

lacrim/o

252
Q

ophthalm/o

253
Q

retin/o

254
Q

scler/o

255
Q

ectasia

A

dilation, stretching

256
Q

ptosis

A

drooping, prolapse

257
Q

pexy

A

surgically fix into normal place

258
Q

plegia

259
Q

diplopia

A

double vision

260
Q

blepharoptosis

A

drooping eyelid

261
Q

blepharedema

A

excessive fluid in the tissues of the eyelid

262
Q

keratoplasty

A

plastic repair of the cornea

263
Q

corectopia

A

misplaced pupil

264
Q

cyclocryotherapy

A

freezing of the ciliary body in the treatment of glaucoma

265
Q

lacrimal fluid

266
Q

coreometry

A

measurement of pupil size

267
Q

bronch/i

A

bronch/o, bronchus

268
Q

laryng/o

269
Q

ment/o

270
Q

trache/o

271
Q

opening to the larynx

A

leaf-like flap of cartilage called the epiglottis

272
Q

diaphragm

A

musculomembranous wall separating the abdomen from the chest cavity

273
Q

inspiration

A

breathing in

274
Q

expiration

A

breathing out

275
Q

singultus

276
Q

hemoptysis

A

spitting of blood

277
Q

epitaxis

278
Q

hematemesis

A

vomiting blood

279
Q

pneumarthrosis

A

abnormal condition of air in the joint

280
Q

pneumatocardia

A

presence of air or gases in the blood of heart

281
Q

pneumology

A

science of how the lungs exchange air or gases

282
Q

apneic

A

pertaining to absence of breathing

MEDICAL TERMS (2 decks)

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