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Common Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Abscess

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Cavity containing pus

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Alopecia

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Abnormal hair loss

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3
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Ambulate

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To walk

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Analgesic

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Relieves pain

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Anemia

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Low red blood cells

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Anorexia

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Lack of appetite

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Antibody

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Protein produced in the body that destroys specific invaders

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormal heart rhythm

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Artery

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Blood vessel leading from the heart

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10
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Aseptic

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Without infection or contamination

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11
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Bilateral

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Two sides

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Bile

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Produced by the liver for fat digestion

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Bloat

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Gas in the stomach

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14
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Calculus

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Tartar

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Centimeter

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One-hundredth of one meter

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Conjunctiva

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Inner membrane of the eyelids

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17
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Cyanotic

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Blue color of the gums due to lack of oxygen

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of the urinary bladder

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19
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Debride

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Remove dead tissue

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20
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Declaw

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Amputation of a cats claws

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21
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Defecation

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Passing feces

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ECG

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(EKG) electrical impulses of the heart

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Edema

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swelling caused by abnormally increased tissue fluid

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24
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Emboli

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Blocked blood vessel

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25
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Enema

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Liquid put into the rectum to produce defecation

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Endotracheal tube

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Sterile, flexible put into the trachea from anesthesia

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Enteritis

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Inflammation of the small intestine

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Estrus

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(Heat) time when female is ready to breed

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29
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Excise

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To remove surgically

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30
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Flank

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Sides of an animals body from the ribs to the hips

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31
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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach, usually causes vomiting

32
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Gingiva

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Gum

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Hematocrit (HCT)

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Packed cell volume (PCV) measures the number of red blood cells

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Hematoma

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An area of swelling that contains blood

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Hemostat

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Clamp for blood vessels

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Hyper

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High

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Hypo

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Low

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Icterus

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Yellow skin (jaundice)

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Incise

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To cut

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Inflammation

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Tissue reaction to injury

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-itis

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Suffix meaning inflammation of

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Lateral recumbency

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Lying on its side

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Leukocyte

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White blood cell

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Ligature

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Suture material

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Lipoma

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Benign tumor of fat

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Mastitis

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Inflammation of the glands that secrete milk

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Mandible

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Jaw

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Milligram

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One-thousand of one gram

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Necrotic

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Dead tissue

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Neuter

A

Surgically remove the reproductive organs: castration (male) or spay (female)

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Otic

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For the ear

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Ovariohysterectomy

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Spay

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Pancreatitis

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Inflammation of the pancreas causing vomiting and pain

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Pathogen

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Disease- causing organisms

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Perianal

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Around the anus

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Peritoneal cavity

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Abdominal cavity

57
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Pleural cavity

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Chest cavity (thorax)

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Postmortem

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After death

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Prognosis

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Expected outcome of a disease

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Purulent

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Contains pus

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Pyrometra

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Infection and pus in the uterus

62
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Queen

A

Giving birth in cats

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Recumbent

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Lying down

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Sanguinous

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Containing blood

65
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Serum

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The liquid portion of blood

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Slough

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To shed dead tissue

67
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Sterile

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All microorganisms have been killed

68
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Systemic

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Affecting the whole body system

69
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Tetanus

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Disease caused by a bacterial toxin that produces muscle spasms and “lockjaw”

70
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Thrombus

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Blood clot

71
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Torsion

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Twisting or rotating

72
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Traumatic

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The result of an injury

73
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Ulcer

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A defect on the surface of an organ exposing deeper more sensitive tissues

74
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Vein

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Blood vessels leading towards the heart

75
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Whelp

A

Giving birth in dogs

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