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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Hemat/o |
blood |
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Dermat/o |
skin |
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Gastr/o |
stomach |
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enter/o |
small intestine |
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Artho/o |
joint |
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Bi/o |
life |
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Carcin/o |
cancer |
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Cephal/o |
head |
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Cis/o |
to cut |
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Col/o; Colon/o |
large intestine
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Cysto/o |
urinary bladder; cyst |
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Cyt/o |
Cell |
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Dermat/o |
skin |
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Electr/o |
electricity |
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Encephal/o |
brain |
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Erythr/o |
red |
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Glyc/o |
sugar |
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Gnos/o |
knowledge |
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Hemat/o |
blood |
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Hepat/o |
liver |
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Hist/o |
tissue |
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Latr/o |
treatment |
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Leuk/o |
white |
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Nephr/o |
kidney |
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Neur/o |
nerve |
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Ophthalm/o |
eye |
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Opt/o |
eye, vision |
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Oste/o |
bone |
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Path/o |
disease |
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Radi/o |
x-ray |
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Ren/o |
kidney |
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Rhin/o |
nose |
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Sarc/o |
connective tissue |
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Sect/o |
to cut |
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Thromb/o |
clot; clotting |
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Ur/o |
urine; urinary tract |
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a-,an- |
no; not; without |
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brachy- |
short |
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dia- |
through; complete |
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dolicho- |
long |
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endo- |
in; withing |
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epi- |
above; upon; on |
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ex-, exo- |
out; away from |
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extra- |
outside |
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hyper- |
above; excessive |
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hypo- |
deficient; below; under; less than normal |
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in- |
in; into; not |
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intra- |
within; into |
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meso- |
middle |
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pro- |
before; forward |
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re- |
back; again; backward |
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retro- |
behind; back; backward |
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sub- |
under; below |
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trans- |
across; through |
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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical |
pertaining to |
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-algia |
pain |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-cytosis |
increase in cell number |
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-drome |
to run |
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-ectomy |
removal; excision, resection |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-emic |
pertaining to a blood condition |
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-genic |
produced by or in |
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-gram |
record |
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-graph |
instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-ion |
process |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-logy |
study of |
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-oma |
tumor; mass; fluid collection |
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-opsy |
view of |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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-pathy |
disease condition; emotion |
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-scope |
instrument for visual examination |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-sis |
state of; condition |
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-tomy |
incision; process of cutting |
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anemia |
decrease in red blood cells and/or hemoglobin |
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Biopsy |
Removal of tissue for microscopic examination |
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Brachycephalic |
pertaining to a short, wide head |
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Dolichocephalic |
pertaining to narrow, long head (greyhounds) |
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mesocephalic |
Pertaining to an average width head (golden) |
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carcinoma |
malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue |
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Prodrome |
symptoms run together before the onset of a more specific disease |
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Syndrome |
symptoms that run together and point to a specific disease |
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Sarcoma |
Malignant tumor arising from connective tissue |
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Leukemia |
Increase in the number of cancerous white blood cells |
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Diagnosis |
estimation of the cause of disease |
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Prognosis |
estimation of disease outcome |
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bovine |
cattle |
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ovine |
sheep |
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caprine |
goat |
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BAR |
bright, alter, responsive |
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CCU |
critical care unit |
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ICU |
intensive care unit |
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CWPM |
continue with previous medication |
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DOA |
dead on arrival |
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GROS |
gross review of systems |
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NAF |
no abnormalities found |
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PPH |
past pertinent history |
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R/O |
rule out |
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SOAP |
subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
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Anabolism |
building up complex proteins from simpler substances |
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Catabolism |
breaking down complex foods into simpler substances |
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Metabolism |
total of the chemical processes in a cell, anabolism + catabolism |
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Cell membrane |
semipermeable structure that surrounds and protects the cell |
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centrioles |
tubular structures that maintain the cell's shape and move chromosomes during mitosis |
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Chromosomes |
rod-like structures containing regions of DNA called genes |
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cytoplasm |
material inside the cell membrane that surrounds the nucleus |
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DNA |
basic structure of genes that directs a cell activity and transmits genetic info |
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Endoplasmic Reticulum |
protein factory where proteins are made from simple materials |
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Golgi apparatus |
processing factory where proteins are stored, modified, and transported |
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Lysosome |
site of intracellular digestion containing enzymes to disintegrate microorganisms and damage tissue |
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Adipose tissue |
collection of fat cells |
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connective tissue |
binds and supports various structures |
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muscle tissue |
skeletal muscle, striated and voluntary |
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Benign |
not malignant, non-invasive; not spreading |
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Cartilage |
flexible connective tissue attached to bones at a joint |
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Endocrine Glands |
glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
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Exocrine Glands |
glands that secrete chemicals through tubes everywhere in the body |
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Larynx |
Voice box |
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Lavage |
irrigation or washing out of an organ or cavity |
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Malignant |
tending to become progressively worse |
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Peritoneum |
membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen |
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Pharynx |
throat |
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Trachea |
windpipe |
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Umbilicus |
the navel |
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Ureter |
Tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder |
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Urethra |
Tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
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Viscera |
internal organs |
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Evisceration |
Displacement of internal organs outside the cavity that should contain them |
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Hernia |
abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue through the structure that should contain them |
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Prolapse |
abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue through a natural opening |
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Anterior |
pertaining to the front side of the body |
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Posterior |
pertaining to the back side of the body |
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Intervertebral Disk |
Cartilage pad between vertebrae used for cushion and support |
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Vertebra |
back bone |
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Vertebrae |
back bones |
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Abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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Aden/o |
gland |
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Adip/o |
fat |
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Anis/o |
unequal (in size) |
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Anter/o |
front |
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Bol/o |
to cast (throw) |
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Caud/o |
tail |
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Cervic/o |
neck |
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Chondr/o |
cartilage |
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Chrom/o |
color |
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Coccyg/o |
tailbone |
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Crani/o |
skull |
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Crin/o |
to secrete |
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Dist/o |
far; distant |
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Dors/o |
back of body |
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Duct/o |
to lead or carry |
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Hist/o |
tissue |
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Inguin/o |
groin |
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Kary/o |
nucleus |
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Laryng/o |
larynx; voice box |
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Later/o |
side |
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Lumb/o |
lower back |
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Medi/o |
middle |
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My/o |
muscle |
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Neur/o |
nerve |
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Nucle/o |
nucleus |
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Pelv/o |
pelvis |
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Peritone/o |
peritoneum |
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Pharyng/o |
pharynx; throat |
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Poster/o |
back; behind |
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prot/o |
first |
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Proxim/o |
nearst |
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Rhin/o |
nose |
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Sacr/o |
sacrum |
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Sarc/o |
connective tissue |
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Spin/o |
spine; backbone |
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Stern/o |
sternum |
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Thel/o |
nipple |
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Thorac/o |
chest |
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Trache/o |
Trachea; windpipe |
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umbilic/o |
umbilicus; navel |
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Vertebr/o |
Vertebrae; back bone |
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viscer/o |
viscera; internal organs |
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_ C |
with |
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_ S |
without |
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CBA |
cat bite abscess |
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DHLPP-C |
distemper, hepatitis, Leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainfluenza, coronavirus |
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FIP |
Feline infectious peritonitis |
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FVRCP |
feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia |
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IVD |
intervertebral disk |
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Osseous tissue |
bone tissue |
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Ossification |
bone formation |
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Osteoblast |
bone cell that forms bone tissue |
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Osteoclast |
bone cell that absorbs and removes bone tissue |
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Osteocyte |
mature bone cell |
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Long bone |
longer than they are wide, femur, tibia, radious, ect |
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short bone |
bones are cuboidal; carpals and tarsals |
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flat bones |
scapula, ribs |
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Sesamoid bone |
small bones that are embedded in tendons, patella |
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Irregular bones |
vertebrae |
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Condyle |
knuckle-like projections at the distal end of some long bones |
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foramen |
hole in bone that allows for nerve and vessels
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Fossa |
shallow cavity or depression in bone, greater trochanter on femur |
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Olecranon |
bony process at the proximal end of the ulna |
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Trochanter |
large, blunt, roughened process on the femur for attachment of muscles and tendons |
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Tubercle |
rounded process on many bones for attachment of muscles and tendons |
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Tuberosity |
small roughened process on many bones for muscles and tendons, tibial tuberosity |
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Kyphosis |
abnormal, increased, dorsal curvature of the spine; hunchback |
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Articulation |
two or more bones come together; joint |
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Bursa |
sac of fluid near a joint that acts as a lubrication to ease friction |
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Ligament |
binds bone to bone |
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Tendon |
binds muscle to bone |
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Abduction |
move away from midline of the body |
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Adduction |
move toward midline of body |
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Dorsiflexion |
backward bending (flexion); neck |
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extension |
increasing the angle between two bones at a joint |
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flexion |
decrease the angle between 2 bones at a joint |
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Pronation |
turning palmar or plantar surface downward |
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Supination |
turning palmar or plantar surface upward |
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Adhesion |
Fibrous band that connects two surfaces that are normally separate |
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Ambulatory |
able to walk |
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Atrophy |
no development due to a decrease from the normal cell size |
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Hyperplasia |
increase development due to an increase in cell nmber |
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Hypertrophy |
Excessive development due to increase in cell size |
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Hypoplasia |
incomplete development due to decrease in cell number |
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Laxity |
looseness |
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Myasthenia |
muscle weakness |
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myasthesnia gravis |
muscle weakness that is aggravated by activity and relieved by rest |
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myoclonus |
repetitive contractions of skeletal muscles that persist during sleep |
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Myotonia |
Disorder in which there is a delayed relaxations of a muscle after contraction |
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Tenosynovitis |
inflammation of the tendon and tendon sheath |
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tetany |
continuous muscle spasms or twitching |
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Tonus |
muscle tone; balanced muscle tension |
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Acetabul/o |
Acetabulum |
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Ankyl/o |
Stiff |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Articul/o |
Joint |
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Burs/o |
Bursa |
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Calc/o |
calcium |
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Calcane/o |
Calcaneus |
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Carp/o |
Carpus |
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Chondr/o |
Cartilage |
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Clavicul/o |
Clavicle |
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Cost/o |
rib |
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Costal/o |
Rib |
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Crani/o |
Skull |
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Dactyl/o |
toes, digits |
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Erg/o |
work |
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Fasci/o, fasc/i |
fascia |
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Femor/o |
femur |
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Fibros/o |
fibrous, connective tissue |
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Fibul/o |
fibula |
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Hem/o |
blood |
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Humer/o |
humerus |
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Hydr/o |
fluid; water |
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Ili/o |
illium |
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Ischi/o |
ischium |
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Kinesi/o |
movement |
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Kyph/o |
humpback; bent; hump |
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Lacrim/o |
tear; tear duct |
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lamin/o |
lamina |
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leiomy/o |
smooth muscle |
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Ligament/o |
ligament |
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Lord/o |
Curve; swayback; bent backward |
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Malleol/o |
malleolus |
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Mandibul/o |
mandible; lower jaw |
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maxilla/o |
maxilla; upper jaw |
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metacarp/o |
metacarpals |
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metatars/o |
metatarsals |
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Myel/o |
bone marrow; spinal cord |
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Myos/o |
muscle |
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Necr/o |
death |
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Olecran/o |
olecranon |
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orth/o |
bone |
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oss/e, oss/i |
bone |
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oste/o |
bone |
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pariet/o |
side |
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Patell/o |
patella |
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Ped/o |
child; foot |
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Pelv/o |
pelvis; pelvic bone |
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Perone/o |
fibula |
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Phalang/o |
phalanges; digits |
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Pub/o |
pubis |
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Radi/o |
radius; x-ray |
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Rhabdomy/o |
striated muscle (skeletal) |
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Rheumat/o |
watery flow |
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Sphen/o |
wedge |
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Spondyl/o |
vertebra |
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Ton/o |
Tension |
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Uln/o |
ulna |
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ab- |
away from |
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ad- |
toward |
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amph- |
around; on both sides; doubly |
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anti- |
against |
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de- |
lack of; down; less; removal of |
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dia- |
through; complete |
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dys- |
bad; painful;difficult; abnormal |
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pan- |
all |
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peri- |
surrounding; around |
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poly- |
many; much |
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sub- |
under; below |
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supra- |
above; upper |
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sym- |
together; with |
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syn- |
together; with |
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-blast |
immature; embryonic |
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-cast |
to break |
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-desis |
surgical fixation; to bind; tie together |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-fication |
process of making |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-ion |
process |
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-kinesis |
movement |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-metry |
measurement |
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-pexy |
surgical fixation; to put in place |
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-physis |
to grow |
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-poiesis |
formation |
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-porosis |
condition of pores (space) |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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-tome |
instrument to cut |
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-trophy |
development; nourishment |
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-y |
condition |
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AAHA |
American animal hospital association |
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ACL |
anterior cruciate ligament |
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AVMA |
American veterinary medical association |
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Bilat. |
bilateral |
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CAR |
congenital articular rigidity |
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CCL; CrCL |
cranial cruciate ligament |
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CVT |
certified veterinary technician |
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DVM |
doctor of veterinary medicine |
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EMG |
electromyogram |
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LVT |
licensed veterinary technician |
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NAVTA |
national association of veterinary technicians of america |
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PDR |
physicians' desk reference |
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PROM |
passive range of motion |
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ROM |
range of motion |
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RVT |
registered veterinary technician |
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THR |
total hip replacement |
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TPLO |
tibial plateau leveling osteotomy |
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TPO |
triple pelvic osteotomy |
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TTA |
tibial tuberosity advancement |
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VPB |
Veterinary pharmaceuticals and biologicals |
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crown |
portion of tooth above the gum line |
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root |
portion of tooth below the gum line |
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alveolus |
tooth socket |
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Enamel |
white, hard, outer covering of tooth |
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Dentin |
hard tissue of teeth between enamel and pulp cavity |
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pulp cavity |
sensitive cavity in the tooth containing blood supply and nerves |
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Periodontal ligament |
connective tissue that connect the tooth to the alveolar bone |
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cementum |
bone-like connective tissue that covers the root |
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root canal |
portion of pulp cavity extending from the pulp chamber to the apical foramen |
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Bruxism |
grinding of teeth |
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Dental calculus |
dental tarter |
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Dental caries |
tooth decay |
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Gingival hyperplasia |
excessive development of gums due to increase cell number |
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Malocclusion |
abnormal position of teeth that result in faulty meeting of the teeth or jaw |
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Occlusion |
relation of the teeth of both jaws during functional activity |
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oronasal fistula |
abnormal tube-like passageway between the mouth and nose |
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Palatoschisis |
cleft palate |
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papillae |
small, raised bumps on the tongue containing taste buds |
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Rugae |
ridges on the hard palate and lining the stomach to increase surface area for absorption and secretion |
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salivary mucocele |
collection of saliva that has leaked out from damaged salivary glands causing masses in the mouth |
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body of stomach |
main portion of stomach |
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cardiac sphincter |
valve between esophagus and stomach |
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Fundus |
cranial, rounded portion of stomach |
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pyloric sphincter |
valve between stomach and duodenum |
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pylorus (antrum) |
caudal portion of stomach |
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Rumen |
largest compartment of the ruminant stomach, fermentation takes place |
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Reticulum |
smallest, most cranial portion of ruminant stomach, honeycomb |
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Omasum |
third and smallest of compartments of the stomach, used for grinding food, bible |
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Abomasum |
fourth and final compartment, considered true stomach |
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Acu/o |
Sudden; sharp; severe |
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Aliment/o |
to nourish |
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Amyl/o |
starch |
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An/o |
anus |
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Bil/i |
bile; gall |
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Bilirubin/o |
bilirubin |
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Bucc/o |
cheek |
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Cec/o |
cecum |
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Celi/o |
belly; abdomen |
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cheil/o |
lip |
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Chol/e |
bile/gall |
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Cholangi/o |
bile vessel; bile ducts |
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Cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
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Choledoch/o |
common bile ducts |
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Chron/o |
Time |
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Cib/o |
meals |
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Copr/o |
feces |
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Decidu/o |
shedding |
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Dent/o, Dent/i |
tooth |
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Dips/o |
thirst |
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Duoden/o, Duoden/i |
duodenum |
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faci/o |
face |
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gingiv/o |
gums |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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gluc/o |
sugar |
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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glycogen/o |
glycogen |
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gnath/o |
jaw |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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herni/o |
hernia |
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jejun/o |
jejunum |
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lapar/o |
stomach |
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lingu/o |
tongue |
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lip/o |
fat |
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lith/o |
stone |
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muc/o |
mucus |
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nas/o |
nose |
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odont/o |
tooth |
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or/o |
mouth |
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palat/o |
palate; roof of mouth |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum |
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phag/o |
eat; swallow |
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proct/o |
anus and rectum |
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prote/o |
protein |
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py/o |
pus |
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pylor/o |
pyloric sphincter; pylorus |
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radi/o |
x-ray; radius |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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rug/o |
wrinkle or fold |
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sial/o |
saliva; salivary |
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sialaden/o |
salivary gland |
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steat/o |
fat; sebum |
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stomat/o |
mouth |
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trich/o |
hair |
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vill/i |
tuft of hair |
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ante- |
before; forward |
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brachy- |
short |
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endo- |
in; withine |
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mal- |
bad |
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mega- |
large |
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meta- |
change; beyound |
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neo- |
new |
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para- |
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along side of |
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post- |
after; behind |
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pre- |
before; infront of |
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pro- |
before; forward |
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-ase |
enzyme |
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-ation |
process; condition |
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-cele |
hernia |
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-chezia |
defecation; elimation of waste |
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-ectasis, - ectasia |
stretching; dilation; dilatation |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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-emic |
pertaining to blood condition |
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-gen |
producing; forming |
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-ia |
condition |
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-iasis |
abnormal condition |
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-ism |
process; condition |
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-lithiasis |
abnormal condition of stones |
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-lysis |
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
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-megaly |
enlargment |
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-opsy |
view of |
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-orexia |
appetite |
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-ose |
full of; pertaining to; sugar |
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-otic |
pertaining to abnormal condition |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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-phagia |
eating; swallowing |
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-prandial |
meal |
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-ptyalo |
spit; saliva |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
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-rrhea |
flow; discharge |
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-spasm |
sudden involuntary contraction of muscles |
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-stasis |
stopping; controlling |
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-stenosis |
tightening; narrowing;stricture |
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-tresia |
opening |
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-um |
structure; thing; tissue; pertaining to |
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Alveol/o |
alveoli; air sacs |
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bronchial tube |
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Bronchiol/o |
Bronchioles |
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capn/o |
carbon dioxide |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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diaphragmat/o |
diaphragm |
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epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
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furc/o |
forking; branching |
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glott/o |
glottis |
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lob/o |
lobe |
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mediastin/o |
mediastinum |
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olfact/o |
smelling |
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onc/o |
tumor |
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ox/o |
oxygen |
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pector/o |
chest |
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phragm/o |
wall |
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phren/o |
diaphragm |
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pleur/o |
pleura |
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pneum/o |
lung; air; gas |
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pneumon/o |
lung; air; gas |
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pulmon/o |
lung |
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sinus/o |
sinus |
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spir/o |
to breathe; breathing |
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tel/o |
complete |
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tuss/i |
cough |
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bi- |
two; both |
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brady- |
slow |
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dia- |
through; complete |
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em- |
in |
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tachy- |
fast |
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trans- |
across; through |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-ectomy |
removal; excision; resection |
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-ema |
condition |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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-sphyxia |
pulse |
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-stomy |
new open to the outside of the body |
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-thorax |
chest; pleural cavity |
|
alges/o |
sensitivity to pain |
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arachn/o |
arachnoid membrane |
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astr/o |
star |
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ax/o |
axis; main stem |
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caus/o |
burning |
|
caust/o |
burning |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cerebell/o |
cerebellum |
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cerebr/0 |
cerebrum |
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comat/o |
deep sleep; coma |
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concuss/o |
shaken together violently |
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contus/o |
bruise |
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dendr/o |
dendrite |
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dur/o |
dura mater |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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esthesi/o |
nervous sensation |
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gangli/o ganglion/o |
ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies |
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gli/o |
neuroglial tissue; glue |
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gyr/o |
folding |
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mening/o meningi/o |
meninges |
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narc/o |
sleep; stupor; numbness |
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plex/o |
plexus; network of nerves |
|
pont/o |
pons |
|
radicul/o |
nerve root |
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sulc/o |
groove |
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synaps/o synapt/o |
synapse |
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syncop/o |
to cut off; cut short; fainting |
|
tax/o |
coordination; order |
|
thalam/o |
thalamus |
|
thec/o |
sheath |
|
vag/o |
vagus nerve |
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cata- |
down |
|
epi- |
above; upon; on |
|
eu- |
good, normal, true |
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hemi- |
half |
|
micro- |
small |
|
mono- |
one |
|
oligo- |
scanty |
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par- |
other than; abnormal |
|
polio- |
grey matter |
|
poly- |
many; much |
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quadri- tetra- |
four |
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-algesia |
sensitivity to pain |
|
-algia |
pain |
|
-cele |
hernia |
|
-lepsy |
seizure |
|
-oma |
tumor; mass; collection of fluid |
|
-paresis |
slight paralysis |
|
-phoria |
feeling; to bear; carry |
|
-plegia |
paralysis; palsy |
|
-plasia |
development; formation; growth |
|
-sthenia |
strenght |