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Veterinary terminology Flashcards

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A-, an-

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Not/without.
Ex. Anemia- lack of blood
Asymtomatic- without obvious symptoms

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Anti-

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Opposing/against.

Ex. Antibiotic- against bacteria

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Brady-

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Slow.

Ex. Bradycardia- slow heart

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De-

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Away from.
Ex. Dehydrate-
Decay-

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Dys-

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Difficult.

Ex. Dyspnea-

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Hyper-

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High, above, too much, beyond.

Ex. Hyperthermia-

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Hypo-

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Low, below, behind.

Ex. hypothermia-

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Mal-

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Bad, poor.

Ex. Malocclusion-

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Poly-

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Many.

Ex. Polyuria-

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Tachy-

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Fast.

Ex. Tachycardia- fast heart

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Ep-, epi-

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On, upon.

Ex. Epidermal-

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Eu-(yoo)

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Normal.

Ex. Eupnea-

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Iso-

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Equal, same.

Ex. Isothermic-

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Multi-

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Many.

Ex. Multicellular-

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Neo-

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New.

Ex. Neonatal-

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Pan-

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All.

Ex. Panarthritis-

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Peri-

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Around.

Ex. Periodontal-

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Post-

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After.

Ex. Postoperative-

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Uni-

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Single-celled.

Ex. Unicellular-

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-cyte

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Cell.

Ex. Erythrocyte- red blood cell

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-ectomy

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Remove.

Ex. Lobectomy- surgical removal of lobe

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-emia

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Blood.

Ex. Leukemia- deficiency of white blood cells.

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-Pnea

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Air/breathing.

Ex. Tachypnea- fast breathing

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-itis

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Inflammation.

Ex. Arthritis- inflammation of joints

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-logy

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Study of.

Ex. Biology- study of life

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-oma

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Swelling/tumor.

Ex. Cancerous tumor

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-penia

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Lacking/deficiency.

Ex. Deficiency of white blood cells.

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-scope

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Instrument used for close viewing.

Ex. Microscope- instrument used to see what the naked eye cant.

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-tomy

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Cut/incision.

Ex. Cystotomy- cutting of the urinary bladder.

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-al, -ic, -ac, -ous.

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Pertaining to or like.
Ex. Thermic- of or relating to heat.
Dermal- of or relating to the skin.
Hydrous- of or relating to water.

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-graphy

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Science/study of.

Ex. Radiology- producing an image on a radiosensitive surface.

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-ist

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Person in a particular field.

Ex. Cardiologist- heart doctor

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-lysis

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Break down/decompose.

Ex. Erythrolysis- destruction of red blood cells.

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-magaly

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Growth.

Ex. Hepatomegaly- abnormally large liver.

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-natal

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Birth.

Ex. Postnatal- after birth

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-oxia

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Oxygen.

Ex. Hypoxia- insufficient oxygen.

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-phagia

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Eating/swallowing

Ex. Malohagia- poor eating habits.

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-spasm

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Twitching/involuntary contraction.

Ex. Cardiospasm- spasm of the heart.

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-toxin

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Poison.

Ex. Entrotoxin- toxin in a bacterial cell

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Card/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head/skull

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Dent/i, dent/o

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Teeth or jaw

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Mamm/a, mamm/o

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Mammory system

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Ophthalm/o

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Eyes

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Ot/o

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Ears

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Steth/o

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Chest

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Thorac/o

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Abdomen

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Copr/o

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Feces

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Derm/o, dermat/o

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Skin

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Enter/o

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Intestines

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

A

Water

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