Common Medical Terminology

Question 1

Abscess

Answer 1

Cavity containing pus

Question 2

Alopecia

Answer 2

Abnormal hair loss

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Ambulate

Answer 3

To walk

Question 4

Analgesic

Answer 4

Relieves pain

Question 5

Anemia

Answer 5

Low red blood cells

Question 6

Anorexia

Answer 6

Lack of appetite

Question 7

Antibody

Answer 7

Protein produced in the body that destroys specific invaders

Question 8

Arrhythmia

Answer 8

Abnormal heart rhythm

Question 9

Artery

Answer 9

Blood vessel leading from the heart

Question 10

Aseptic

Answer 10

Without infection or contamination

Question 11

Bilateral

Answer 11

Two sides

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Bile

Answer 12

Produced by the liver for fat digestion

Question 13

Bloat

Answer 13

Gas in the stomach

Question 14

Calculus

Answer 14

Tartar

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Centimeter

Answer 15

One-hundredth of one meter

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Conjunctiva

Answer 16

Inner membrane of the eyelids

Question 17

Cyanotic

Answer 17

Blue color of the gums due to lack of oxygen

Question 18

Cystitis

Answer 18

Inflammation of the urinary bladder

Question 19

Debride

Answer 19

Remove dead tissue

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Declaw

Answer 20

Amputation of a cats claws

Question 21

Defecation

Answer 21

Passing feces

Question 22

ECG

Answer 22

(EKG) electrical impulses of the heart

Question 23

Edema

Answer 23

swelling caused by abnormally increased tissue fluid

Question 24

Emboli

Answer 24

Blocked blood vessel

Question 25

Enema

Answer 25

Liquid put into the rectum to produce defecation

Question 26

Endotracheal tube

Answer 26

Sterile, flexible put into the trachea from anesthesia

Question 27

Enteritis

Answer 27

Inflammation of the small intestine

Question 28

Estrus

Answer 28

(Heat) time when female is ready to breed

Question 29

Excise

Answer 29

To remove surgically

Question 30

Flank

Answer 30

Sides of an animals body from the ribs to the hips

Question 31

Gastritis

Answer 31

Inflammation of the stomach, usually causes vomiting

Question 32

Gingiva

Answer 32

Gum

Question 33

Hematocrit (HCT)

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

Question 34

Hematoma

Answer 34

An area of swelling that contains blood

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Hemostat

Answer 35

Clamp for blood vessels

Question 36

Hyper

Answer 36

High

Question 37

Hypo

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Low

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Icterus

Answer 38

Yellow skin (jaundice)

Question 39

Incise

Answer 39

To cut

Question 40

Inflammation

Answer 40

Tissue reaction to injury

Question 41

-itis

Answer 41

Suffix meaning inflammation of

Question 42

Lateral recumbency

Answer 42

Lying on its side

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Leukocyte

Answer 43

White blood cell

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Ligature

Answer 44

Suture material

Question 45

Lipoma

Answer 45

Benign tumor of fat

Question 46

Mastitis

Answer 46

Inflammation of the glands that secrete milk

Question 47

Mandible

Answer 47

Jaw

Question 48

Milligram

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One-thousand of one gram

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Necrotic

Answer 49

Dead tissue

Question 50

Neuter

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Otic

Answer 51

For the ear

Question 52

Ovariohysterectomy

Answer 52

Spay

Question 53

Pancreatitis

Answer 53

Inflammation of the pancreas causing vomiting and pain

Question 54

Pathogen

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Disease- causing organisms

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Perianal

Answer 55

Around the anus

Question 56

Peritoneal cavity

Answer 56

Abdominal cavity

Question 57

Pleural cavity

Answer 57

Chest cavity (thorax)

Question 58

Postmortem

Answer 58

After death

Question 59

Prognosis

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Expected outcome of a disease

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Purulent

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Contains pus

Question 61

Pyrometra

Answer 61

Infection and pus in the uterus

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Queen

Answer 62

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

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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

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Sterile

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All microorganisms have been killed

Question 68

Systemic

Answer 68

Affecting the whole body system

Question 69

Tetanus

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

Question 70

Thrombus

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Blood clot

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Torsion

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Twisting or rotating

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Traumatic

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The result of an injury

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Ulcer

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

Question 74

Vein

Answer 74

Blood vessels leading towards the heart

Question 75

Whelp

Answer 75

Giving birth in dogs