Veterinary Medical Terminology Flashcards
All information that was taught to me while attending Vanier College's "Animal Health Technology" Program, located in St-Laurent Montreal.
How long is an animal file kept?
5 years
What is a medical file composed of?
- Owners information 2. Animal signalment3. Data (subj + obj)4. Assessment5. Plan
What is an animals signalment composed of?
- Description of patient2. Name of animal3. Breed4. Age5. Sex, neutered or fertile6. Color7. Weight
What is subjective data? Objective?
Subjective data : information provided by ownerObjective data: information provided by vet
What is DAP?
Data (divided into subj and obj), assessment, plan
What is SOAP?
Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
Dosage?
KdcWeight in kg x dosage
What does dvm stand for
Doctor of veterinary medicine
What does md stand for
Doctor of medicine
What does do stand for
Doctor of osteopathy
What does Dmd stand for
Doctor of dental medicine
What does dc stand for
Doctor of chiropractic medicine
What does od mean
Doctor of optometry
What does Dpm mean
Doctor of podiatry
What does phd stand for
Doctor of philosophy
What is an anesthesiologist
Study of administration of drugs to induce narcosis and analgesia for performing surgery or other procedures
What is a cardiologist
Person who Studies the heart and blood vessels
What does a dermatologist do
Studies the disorders of the skin
What does an endocrinologist do
Study the disorders of endocrine glands
What does a gastroenterologist do
Studies disorders of the stomach and intestines
What does an internist do
Studies the disorders of internal body systems
What does a laboratory animal specialist do
Studies the disorders of laboratory animals
What does a microbiologist do
Studies microorganisms
What does a neurologist do
the study of disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nerves
What does a obstetrician and gynecologist
Study of the disorders of the female reproductive tract etc
What does a oncologist
The study of tumors and cancer including radiation therapy
What does an ophthalmologist do
Studies disorders of the eye
What does an otorhinolaryngologist do
The study of the disorders of the ear, nose and throat
What does a pathologist do
The study of the causes and effects of the disease on the structure and function of tissues and organs
What does a pediatrician do
Studies of disorders of young animals
What does a psychiatrist do
The study of disorders of the mind
What does a psychologist do
Studies the mind and mental processes especially in regard to behavior
What does a radiologist do
The study of use of irridation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
What does a surgeon do
Studies of treatment of disease by operative methods
What does a theriogenologist
Study of reproduction and reproductive disorders of animals
What does a toxicologist do
The study of poisons and the disorders they cause
What does a urologist do
Study of the disorders of the urinary tract
Why does a zoologic medicine specialist do
Study of disorders of zoo animals
What is a substance that induces immune response
Antigen
What is a drug that combats coughing
Antitussives
What is an ecto parasite that lives his entire life cycle on a host
Lice
What is a worm that lives in the large intestine
Whip worm
What is a worm that resembles rice segments
Tape worm
What is a worm that feeds on blood
Hook worm
What is a term meaning prediction of outcome
Diagnosis
What is the term for excessive carbon dioxide in blood
Hypercapnia
What is BAR?
Bright, Alert, Responsive
What is RHL?
Right hind limb
What is CRT?
Capillary refill time
What is medial?
Inside portion
What is lateral?
Outside portion
What is TPR?
Temperature , pulse , respiratory rate
What is Mm?
Mucous membrane (gums)
What is cranially?
Upper portion
What is coddily?
Down portion
What is crepitus?
Cracking sound in joint
What is rom?
Range of motion
What is tarsus?
Ankle
What is wnl?
Within normal limits
What is flexion?
Retract leg
What is dx?
Diagnosis
What is ddx?
Differential diagnoses (plural)
What is usu?
Usually
What is cl?
Cruciate ligament
What is meniscal?
Soft pad in knee
What is HD?
Hip displasia
What is caudal?
Lower ligament
What is luxates?
Moves out of place
What is tx?
To treat
What are rads?
Xray
What is djd?
Degenerative joint disease
What is Pathognomonic?
Definitive sign
What is sx?
Surgery
What is suture?
Stitch
What is arthroscopy?
View joint
What is a+ ?
Appetite
What is vdcs?
Vommiting, diarrhea, cough , sneezing
What is U?
Urination
What is a gpe?
General physical exam
What is a rfl?
Right front limb
What is a vx?
Vaccine
What is a sq?
Sub cutaneous
What is hx?
History
What is mf?
Male , fertile
What is fertile?
Has both intact testicals
What is dsh?
Domestic short hair
What is pu?
Poly uria. Excessive urination
What is pd?
Polydipsia. Excessive thirst
What is pmi?
Point of maximal intensity
What is dz?
Disease
What is t4
Thyroidism
What does damnit stand for?
D(degenerative)A(anomalous, autoimmune, allergic)M(metabolic)N(neoplastic)I(inflammatory, immune mediated)T(trauma, toxin)
What is hyperglycemia ?
Increased sugar in blood
What is a ua?
Urine analysis
What is centesis?
Perforate of any cavity permitting withdrawal of fluid or gas
What is glucosuria
Sugar in urine
What is pyuria?
Pus in the urine
Describe sugar diabetes?
Body not producing enough insulin from pancreas to use up glucose ➡️ Hyperglycemia. Glucose goes in urine ➡️ Loss of h2o in urine ➕ increased chance of bacteria growth (uti)
What is spp?
Species (many)
What is sp?
Species, singular
What is po?
By mouth
What is iv?
Intra venous, in vein
What is im?
Intra muscular, in muscle
What is sc/sq?
Sub cutaneous. Under skin
What is pq?
Per rectum
What are ears?
Ot/o, aur/o, auricul/o
What are eyes?
Ocul/o, opthalm/o
What is nose?
Rhin, rhino, nas/o
What are lips?
Labi/o, cheil/o
What is mouth?
Or/o, stomat/o
What are teeth?
Dent/o, odont/o
What is tongue?
Lingu/o, gloss/o
What is esophagus?
Esophag/o
What is stomach?
Gastr/o
What is intestine?
Enter/o
What is colon?
Col/o
What is rectum?
Rect/o
What is anus?
An/o
What is cloaca?
Cloac/o
What is heart?
Cardi/o
What are vessels?
Vas/o , angi/o
What is blood?
Hemo, hemat/o
What is breath, air?
Pneum/o
What are lungs?
Pulmo, pulmon/o
What is skin?
Derm/a, derm/o, detmat/o, cutan/o
What is hair?
Pil/o
What is urinary system?
Ur/o
What are kidneys?
Nephr/o, ren/o
What is bladder?
Cyst/o
What are ovaries?
Ovari/o, oophor/o
What are testees?
Orchi/o, orchi/do
What is uterus?
Uter/o, metr/o, hyster/o
What is vagina?
Colp/o
What is vulva?
Episi/o
What is penis?
Phall/o
What are muscles?
My/o
What is bone?
Ost/eo, oss/eo
What is bone marrow?
Myel/o
What are joints?
Arthr/o
What is brain?
Encephal/o
What are meniges?
Mening/o
What is spinal cord?
Myel/o
Dog?
Canine
Cat?
Feline
Horse?
Equine
Ox (cattle)
Bovine
Sheep?
Ovine
Goat?
Caprine
Pig?
Porcine
Bird?
Avian
Mouse/rat?
Murine
Parrot?
Psittacine
Poly
Multiple
Cryo
Ultra-cold liquids
Micro
Very small
Hydro
Pertaining to water
Ectomy
Removal
Itis
Inflammation
Emia
Pertaining to blood
Uria
Pertaining to urine
Phagia
Ingestion or swallowing
Scope
Pertaining to an instrument for examination
Arthro
Joints
Hyster/o
Pertaining to the uterus
Ovario
Pertaining to the ovary
Blepharo
Pertaining to the eyelids
Therapy
Treatment or nursing care
Surgery
Treatment by operative methods
Ilium
One of the bones compromising the pelvis
Ileum
Distal portion of the small intestine
What is abdomen?
Abdomin/o
What is abomasum?
Abomas/o
What is anus?
An/o
What is cecum?
Cec/o
What are lips?
Cheil/o
What is bile?
Chol/o
What is gallbladder?
Cholecyst/o
What is a cloaca?
Cloac/o
What is colon?
Col/o
What is feces?
Copr/o
What are teeth?
Dent/o
What is duodenum?
Duoden/o
What are intestines?
Enter/o
What is the esophagus?
Esophag/o
What is the stomach?
Gastr/o
What are gums/gingiva?
Gingiv/o
What is tongue?
Gloss/o
What is liver?
Hepat/o
What is ileum?
Ile/o
What is jehunum?
Jejun/o
What is a flank/abdomen?
Lapar/o
What is a tongue?
Lingu/o
What are teeth?
Odont/o
What is the omasum?
Omas/o
What is the mouth?
Or/o
What is the palate? (Hard+soft)
Palat/o
What is the pancreas?
Pancreat/o
What is the peritoneum?
Peritone/o
What is the rectum?
Proct/o
What is the proventriculus?
Proventricul/o
What is the pylorus?
Pylor/o
What is the reticulum?
Reticul/o
What is the rumen?
Rumen/o
What is the saliva/saliva glands?
Sial/o
What is the viscera?
Splanchn/o, viscer/o
What is the mouth?
Stomat/o
What are the tonsils?
Tonsill/o
Ectomy
To surgically remove
Tomy
To cut into
Stomy
To make a new opening in a hollow organ
Rrhaphy
To surgically repair by joining in a seam or by suturing together
Pexy
Fixation or suturing
Plasty
To shape or surgically form
Tripsy
To crush or destroy
Centesis
To puncture to remove fluid or gas
What does percuss mean?
To flick
What does a tympanic sound sound like?
Sound of basketball on floor
What does tachy mean?
Increased heart rate
What is the result of an animal going into shock?
Low temp, slow CRT and weak pulse
What does hyperpnea mean?
Increased respiratory rate
What is GDV mean?
Gastric dilation vovulus
What does the Brady prefix mean?
Slow
What is bradycardic?
Slow heart rate
What does radiograph mean?
X-ray
What is dilation/dilation?
To bloat
What does torsion mean?
Twisting
What is an elective surgery?
A surgery that isn’t necessary
What does eructate mean?
Belching/burp
What is retching?
Dry heaving
What does the prefix hypo mean?
Decreased
What is hypokalemia?
Decreases potassium in blood
What does necrosis mean?
Death
What does hypovolemia mean?
Low blood volume ➡️ shock
What does dyspnea mean?
Difficulty breathing
What does the prefix hyper mean?
Increased
What is hyperpnea ?
Increased breathing
What is a Midlinelaparotomy?
Midline incision of the abdominal wall
What is a gastroplexy?
Fixate surgically to abdominal wall
What does the prefix circum mean?
Around
What is a circumcostal gastroplexy?
Fixate surgically to ribs
What is a belt loop gastroplexy?
Loops around interior lining of muscle
What is a transversus abdominus?
Muscle of inside of stomach
What does dehiss mean?
To seperate or fall apart
What does abomasopexy mean?
Suture abomasum onto abdominal wall
What does omentopexy mean?
Surgical fixation of peritinial lining
When are iv fluids used?
When other parenteral administration is not appropriate
How many drops per ml does a microdrip have?
60 drops/ml
How many drops does a macrodrip have per ml?
10 drips per ml
If a patient is less than 10kg what do you use?
A microdrip
If a patient is 10kg or over what do you use?
Macrodrip
What is the unit for drops?
Gtt
What is a flow rate?
Volume of a substance delivered over time
What is a drip chamber and why is it used?
A drip chamber is used to see how many drips/sec and whether it is a microdrip or macrodrip
What is a roller clamp used for?
To adjust speed of drips/sec
What does Epi mean?
Upon
What does Brady mean?
Slow
What does tachy refer to?
Fast
Peri refers to?
Surrounding
What does trans refers to?
Across
What does hyper refer to?
Excessive
What does hypo refer to?
Under or beneath
What does micro refer to?
Small
What does macro refer to?
Large
What does mono refer to?
One
What does uni refers to?
One
What does poly refer to?
Many
What does neo refer to?
New
What does pre refer to?
Before
What does post refer to?
After
What does sub refer to?
Below
What does ecto refer to?
Outside
What does esophag/o refer to?
Esophagus
What does gastro refer to?
Stomach
What does entero refer to?
Intestines
What does hepato refer to?
The liver
What does chole refer to?
Fall bladder
What does dento refer to?
Teeth
What does gingivo
The gums
What does duodeno refer to?
Deuodenom
What does pancreato refer to?
The pancreas
What does cyto mean?
The cells
What does cardio refer to?
The heart
What does hemato refer to?
The blood
What does erythro refer to?
Red
What does leuko refer to?
White
What does arterio refer to?
Artery
Why does spleno refer to?
The spleen
What does myo refer to?
The muscle
What does chondro refer to?
Cartilage
What does cranio refer to?
Head
What does arthro refer to?
The joint
What does ortho mean?
To correct or straighten
What does osteo refer to?
The bone
What does cervico refer to?
The neck
What does thoraco refer to?
The chest
What does tracheo refer to?
The windpipe
What does pulmono refer to?
The lungs
What does pneumo refer to?
Air/lungs
What does broncho refer to?
Bronchus
What does cerebro refer to?
The cerebrum
What does encephalo refer to?
The brain
What does neuro refer to?
Neurons
What does rhino refer to?
The nose
What does dermato refer to?
The skin
What does ophthalmo refer to?
The eye
What does oto refer to?
The ear
What does nephro mean?
The kidneys
What does cysto refer to?
The bladder
What does hystero refer to?
The uterus
What does ovario refer to?
The ovaries
What does urethro refer to?
Urethra
What does adeno refer to?
The glands
What does histo refer to?
The tissues
What does umbilico refer to?
Umbilical cord/navel
What does adreno refer to?
The adrenal gland
What does lympho refer to?
Lymph fluid
What does abdomino refer to ?
Abdominal cavity
What does patho refer to?
Disease
What does itis mean?
Inflammation
What does pathy refer to?
A disease of
What does ology refer to?
The study of
What does ectomy mean?
To cut out
What does tomy mean?
To cut into
What does ostomy mean?
To form a new opening
What does plasty mean?
To surgically repair
What does scope mean?
An instrument to view something
What does Algia refer to?
Pain
What does centesis mean?
To tap with a needle
What does osis mean?
A condition of the organ
What should be included on a prescription label?
Name and address of the veterinarian and owner. Description of patientDate the prescription is filled. Name, strength and quantity of the product being dispensed Drugs expiration datePrecautionary statementsA description of how the drugs are supposed to be given
What does bid stand for?
Twice a day
What does tid stand for?
3 a day
What does q mean?
Every
What does qod mean?
Every other day
What does q.d and s.i.d mean?
Once daily
What does qid mean?
Four times a day
What does prn mean?
Administer as needed
What does od mean?
Right eye
What does ol or os refer to?
Left eye
What does ou mean?
Both eyes
What does EEG mean?
Electroencephalogram
Describe a partial seizure
Small area of cerebrumPatient doesn’t lose consciousnessTremors, tongue movement
Describe a generaliZed seizure
All brain affected May deficate/urinateAffects whole bodyLoses consciencesMay hyperventilate.
What does idiopathic mean?
You ruled out everything else so the problem is probably hereditary
What is encephalopathy
Degenerative disease of the brain
What effect does kbr have?
General depressive effect
What effect does phenobarbital have?
Depresses the cns
What does co mean?
Tablet
What’s Algia or dynia
Pain
What’s cele mean?
Swelling
What’s ectasis and ectasia
Dilation
What does ia mean?
A disease or condition with location indicated by the root word
What does iasis mean?
Infestation or infection of characterized
What does ism mean?
State or condition or result of pathologic process
What is itis ?
Inflammation of
What is an oma?
Tumor
What is osis ?
Abnormal condition or process often Degenerative
What is pathy ?
Any disorder or disease condition
What is rrhagia?
Hemorrhage
What does the prefix a, an mean ?
Without or not having
What does the prefix anti mean?
Against
What does the prefix Brady mean?
Abnormally slow
What does the prefix contra mean?
Against or opposed
What does the prefix de mean?
Remove, take away, loss of
What does the prefix dia mean?
Through,apart, across or between
What does the prefix dis mean?
Reversal or separation
What does the prefix dys mean?
Difficult or impaired
What does hyper mean?
Excessive or abnormally high
What does hypo mean?
Insufficient or abnormally low
What does mal mean?
Bad, poor
What does patho mean?
Disease
What does poly mean?
Many
What does pyo mean?
Pus
What does tachy mean?
Abnormally rapid
What does alveolo mean?
Teeth, lungs, mammary gland
What does angio mean?
Blood vessel
What does aorto mean?
Aorta
What does arterio mean?
Artery
What does atrio mean?
Atrium
What does broncho mean?
Bronchus
What does cardio mean?
Heart
What does cervico mean?
Neck/uterus
What does cysto mean?
Bladder
What does cyto mean?
Cells
What does epididymo mean?
Epididymis
What does epiglotto mean?
Epiglottis
What does episio mean?
Vulva
What does hemo mean?
Blood
What does hystero mean?
Uterus
What does labio mean?
Lips, labium
What does laryngo mean?
Larynx
What does lobo mean?
Lobe of lung, liver
What does masto mean?
Mammary glands
What does metro mean?
Uterus
What does nephro mean?
Kidney
What does orchio mean?
Testes
What does ovario mean?
Ovary
What does pharyngo mean?
Pharynx
What does phlebo mean?
Vein
What does pleuro mean?
Pleura
What does pneumo mean?
Lungs, air, breath
What does prostato mean?
Prostate gland
What does pulmo mean?
Lungs
What does pyelo mean?
Pelvis of kidney
What does Reno mean?
Kidney
What does rhino mean?
Nose
What does salpingo mean?
Oviducts
What does scroto mean?
Scrotum
What does sinuso mean?
Sinus
What does spleno mean?
Spleen
What does stetho mean?
Chest
What does testiculo mean?
Testes
What does thoraco mean?
Thorax
What does tracheo mean?
Trachea
What does uretero?
Ureters
What does urethro mean?
Urethra
What does urino mean?
Urine
What does utero mean?
Uterus
What does vagino mean?
Vagina
What does vaso mean?
Blood vessels
What does veno mean?
Veins
What does ventriculo mean?
Ventricle
What does vulvo mean?
Vulva
If a word ends in a and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
Ae
If a word ends in anx and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
Anges
If a word ends in en and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
Ina
If a word ends in ex or ix and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
Ices
If a word ends in is and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
Es
If a word ends in inx and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
Inges
If a word ends in ma and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
Mata or mas
If a word ends in um and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
A
If a word ends in ur and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
Ora
If a word ends in us and you want to make it plural what ending will you put?
I
What is the combining form of acetabulum?
Acetabulo
What is the combining form of gland ?
Adeno
What is the combining form of fat?
Adipo
What is the combining form of adrenal gland?
Adreno and adrenal
What is the combining form of joint?
Arthro
What is the combining form of axilla?
Axillo
What is the combining form of eyelid, eyelash
Blepharo
What is the combining form of bursa?
Burso
What is the combining form of canthus
Cantho
What is the combining form of carpus
Carpo
What is the combining form of head
Cephalo
What is the combining form of cerebellum
Cerebello
What is the combining form of cerebrum
Cerebro
What is the combining form of cartilage
Chondro
What is the combining form of spinal cord?
Chordo
What is the combining form of coccyx
Coccygo
What is the combining form of conjuctiva
Conjunctivo
What is the combining form of rib
Costo
What is the combining form of hip/pelvis
Coxo
What is the combining form of cranium/skull
Cranio
What is the combining form of skin?
Dermo/dermato
What is the combining form of descemet’s membrane
Descemeto
What is the combining form of brain?
Encephalo
What is the combining form of epiphysis
Epiphyso or epiphysio
What is the combining form of femur
Femoro
What is the combining form of fibula
Fibulo
What is the combining form of jaw
Gnatho
What is the combining form of tissue
Histo
What is the combining form of humerus
Humero
What is the combining form of ilium
Ilio
What is the combining form of iris
Ir and irido
What is the combining form of ischium
Ischio
What is the combining form of cornea?
Kerato
What is the combining form of lamina (flat part of a vertebra)
Lamino
What is the combining form of fat?
Lipo
What is the combining form of lymph node
Lymphadeno
What is the combining form of lymph vessel
Lymphango
What is the combining form of lymph
Lympho
What is the combining form of mandible
Mandibulo
What is the combining form of maxilla
Maxillo
What is the combining form of meninges
Meningo
What is the combining form of meniscus
Menisco
What is the combining form of muscle
Musculo, myo, myos
What is the combining form of bone marrow/spinal cord
Myelo
What is the combining form of ear drum?
Myringo
What is the combining form of nerve?
Neuro
What is the combining form of eye?
Oculo
What is the combining form of claw/hoof
Onycho
What is the combining form of eye
Ophthalmo
What is the combining form of bone
Osteo
What is the combining form of ear
Oto
What is the combining form of parathyroid gland
Parathyro
What is the combining form of pelvis?
Pelvio or pelvo
What is the combining form of hair?
Pilo
What is the combining form of foot?
Podo or pedo
What is the combining form of pubis
Pubo
What is the combining form of radius
Radio
What is the combining form of retina
Retino
What is the combining form of sacrum
Sacro
What is the combining form of scapula
Scapulo
What is the combining form of sclera
Sclero
What is the combining form of vertebra/spinal column
Spondylo
What is the combining form of sternum
Sterno
What is the combining form of ligament
Syndesmo
What is the combining form of synovium/synovial fluid
Synovio
What is the combining form of tarsus
Tarso
What is the combining form of tendon?
Teno
