CHOLECYSTIC

cholecystic pertains to what?

THE GALLBLADDER

CEPHAL/O

the combing form cephal/o means what?

CENTESIS

the combing form centesis means what?

PUNCTURE

AND

ASPIRATION OF

WHAT IS

CARDIOMYOPATHY?

DISEASE OF THE

HEART MUSCLE

(MYOCARDIAL DISEASE OF UNKNOWN CUASE)

CBC

EQUALS WHAT?

COMPLET BLOOD COUNT

WHAT IS CARDIC ARRHYTHMIA?

 IRREGULARITY OF THE NORMAL HEART RHYTHEM

WHAT ARE

CAPRINE?

 GOATS

WHAT IS BRADYPNEA?

IT IS WHEN THE RESPIRATIONS ARE REGULAR IN RHYTHEM/ BUT SLOWER THAN NORMAL IN RATE.

BRADY

the combining form BRADY means?

SLOW

WHAT IS BRADYCARDIA?

WHAT IS HAPENING DURING

BLEPHAROSPASM?

there is a spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle of the eyelid

also known as

SPASM OF THE EYELID

BLEPHAR/O

the combining form BLEPHAR/o means what?

EYELID

OR

EYELASH

if you see an animal BARBERING what are they doing?

HAIR - CHEWING

this can be on them self or another animal

if animal is AXENIC, what are they?

TOTALLY FREE OF

INFECTION

ALVEOLI

what are they?

they are milk secreting sacs of the mammary gland

AUSCULTATION

IS WHAT?

listening for sounds produced within the body.

APNEA

temproary cessation of breathing

what is ANURIA?

complete suppression of urine formation by the KIDNEY

what does an ANTITUSSIVE do?

it suppresses coughing

its an agent that is effective against cough

ANTISEPTIC

what is it and what does it do?

it prevents sepsis!

its any substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria

ANTIPYRECTIC

is effective against what, and what does it do?

it is effective against FEVERS!

and is and agent that relieves fevers

ANTICOAGULANT

what does it do?

it prevents the coagulation of blood!

its importance is in the collection of blood for testing and for transfusions

ANTIBIOTIC

what does it do?

its a chemical substance that has the capacity to kill or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms.

(destructive of life)

what is

ANOREXIA

what is a

NEONATE

A NEWBORN

ANIMAL

what does

ANOGENITAL

distance mean?

the distance between anus and the genitalia, also used to discriminate between the sexes in the neonates in some species, especially cats and guinea pigs

what is

NEUROMA

iT IS A TUMOR OR NEW GROWTH

(largely made up of nerve cells and nerve fibers)

ASCITES

WHAT IS IT?

fluid on the stomach

ANESTHESIOLOGY

is what?

it is the branch of veterinary medicine concerned with administration of anesthetics and the condition of the patient while under

ANESTHESIA

what happens when you use

ANESTHESIA

there is a loss of feeling or sensation

what are the

ANAL SACS

they are a pair of pouches that store an oily, foul- smelling fluid secreted by the anal glands located in the skin between the internal and external anal sphincters.

ADENECTOMY

what is it?

when you hear the word

ZOONOTIC

what does it mean?

GRAPHY

is the process of ?

the process of

recording

what is the location of the

ANTRIOVENTRICLAR

LEFT ATRIUM

AND

LEFT VENTRICAL

PINN/I AND AUR/O

STAND FOR ?

EXTERNAL EAR

Bi

stands for?

twice

double

two

tid

stands for what?

three times daily

IM

stands for what?

INTRAMUSCULAR

GIVE THREE MEDICAL TERMS FOR LYING DOWN

1. RECUMBENT (left or right lateral)

2. DORSAL RECUMBENCY

3. VENTRAL RECUMBENCY

PROXIMAL

means what?

means close to the body

DISTAL

means what?

away from the body

farthest from the midline or from the begining of a structure

PERI

means what?

AROUND

PEROPERATIVE

means what?

BEFORE AN

OPERATION

PERIOPERATIVE

is what?

means the time around an

OPERATION

WHAT IS

POSTOPERATIVE

means after an

OPERATION

 CBC ?

COMPLETE

BLOOD

COUNT

ABDUCTION

means what?

movement of a body part away from the median plane

ADDUCTION

means what?

what is

GASTRITIS

inflamation of the

STOMACH

the word ECTOMY means what?

what is

URINALYSIS

it is the seperation of the URINE into its constituents

rrhea

means what?

FLOW

OR

DISCHARGE

pathy

means what?

DISEASE

OSTEOMALACIA

means what?

what happens when

CARDIOMEGALY

has occured?

that there has been an

ENLARGEMENT of the HEART

Ab

means what?

AWAY

OTOPYORRHEA

IS

discharge of pus from ear

the combining form

CHONDR/O

means what?

CARTILAGE

the combining form

CYAN/O

means what?

BLUE

what is

EPISTAXIS

NOSE BLEEDING

WHAT IS

IATROGENIC

mamm/o

BREAST

 My/o

OPT/I...OPT/O...OPHTHALM/O...AND OPTIC/O

MEAN WHAT?

cc and mL

mean what?

they both mean

Millitier

( cubic centimeter is a millitier)

 BAR

means what?

BRIGHT

ALERT

RESPONSIVE

AD

means what?

AU

means what?

BOTH EARS

DISTICHIA

is the presence of what, and what does it mean?

It is the presence of a

DOUBLE ROW of EYELASHES

one or both of which are turned against the eyeball

AS

means what?

Oste/o

stands for?

BONE

the combiing form

PNEUM/O

means what?

LUNG / AIR

the combining form

Pyr/o

means what?

NPO...npo...Npo

stands for what?

non per os

Nothing by mouth

what are the 2 meanings for

OD

1. RIGHT EYE

2. OVER DOSE

OS

means what?

IF OD AND OS STAND FOR RIGHT EYE, LEFT EYE.

THEN WHAT DOES

OU

STAND FOR?

q

stands for what?

EVERY

the combining form

Rhin/o

stands for what?

the combining form

Stomat/o

means what?

MOUTH

tid

stands for ?

the combining form

Trache/o

means what?

the combining form

Ur/o

means what?

the combining form

Ven/o

means what?

VEIN

the combining form

Vertebr/o

means what?

BACKBONE

SPINAL COLUMN

the combining form

Aden/o

means what?

GLAND

the combining form

Dacry/o

means what?

the combining form

Erythr/o

means what?

the combining form

Gastr/o

means what?

the combining from

Hepat/o

means what/

LIVER

A group of Psittacine(Parrots and birds), turkeys, chickens, and sheep

dx..Dx..D..or Dia

mean what?

gtt

stands for?

Drops

(more than one)

HR

stands for?

IM

stands for?

INTRAMUSCLAR

within the muscle

Intra(prefix)=within

what is

EMETIC

A substance that induces

VOMITING

LACRIM/O AND DACRY/O

mean what?

TEAR

Leuk/o

means what?

KNUCKLING

is

what is

DERMIS

the principal layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissue

INTRADERMAL

means what?

within the

DERMIS

HYPOTHERMIA

is what?

what does the word

HEMEOSTASIS

mean?

HEPATIC LIPODOSIS

is what?

FATTY LIVER

also siad as  accumulation of fat in a liver beyond the level which is normally encountered

gt

stands for?

DROP

(only one drop)

what is

HEMATOMA

it is a localized collection of extravasated blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue

the combining form

HEMAT/O, hem, and hemo

all mean what?

BLOOD

GINGIVITIS

is the?

inflammation of the gums, of which bleeding is one of the primary signs

GASTROENTERITIS

is the inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestine

what is the meaning of

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

it is the recording of changes in electric potentials in various areas of the brain by means of electrods placed on the head or on/in the brain itself

ANALGESIA

means what?

what is

CYSTOLITH

A

VESICAL CALCULUS

what is a

VESICAL CALCULUS

A

UROLITH

in the urinary bladder

UROLITH

means what?

a

CALCULUS

in the urine or urinary tract

what is a

CALCULUS

it is an abnormal concretion, usually composed of mineral salts, occurring within the animal,

ALSO KNOWN AS

STONES

the delocate membrane lining the eyelids and covering parts of the eyeball is called the

CONJUNCTIVA

what does CONJUNCTIVITIS mean?