Terminology Flashcards
(178 cards)
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dog
A
canine
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cat
A
feline
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horse
A
equine
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cattle
A
bovine
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sheep
A
ovine
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goat
A
caprine
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pig
A
porcine
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bird
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avian
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mouse
A
muriner
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rat
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murine
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rabbit
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lagomorph
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cephal/o
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head
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brachy
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short
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dolich/o
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long
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meso
A
middle/average
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bucc/o
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cheek
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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canth/o
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eyelid slit
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gingiv/o
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gum
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denti/i
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teeth
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gnath/o
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jaw
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gloss/o
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tongue
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irid/o
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iris
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lingu/o
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tongue
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ot/o
ear
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or/o
mouth
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rhin/o
nose
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naso
nose
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opthalmo
diseases of the eye
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oculo
vision and eye function
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crani/o
skull
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
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gli/o
neurological cells
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medulla
inner most part
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mening/o
meninges
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lobe
a round part of something, something a protrusion
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encephal/o
referring to the brain
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abdomen/o
abdomen
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enter/o
referring to the small intestine
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gastr/o
referring to the stomach
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col/o
referring to the colon
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hepat/o
referring to the liver
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ile/o
referring to the ileum
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jejun/o
referring to the jejunum
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cholecyst/o
referring to the gall bladder
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pancreat/o
referring to the pancreas
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cysto
urinary bladder
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cystocentesis
a veterinary procedure where a needle is places into the urinary bladder through the abdominal wall to collect sterile sample
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nephro
kideney
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renal
of or belonging to the kidney (function)
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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nephritis
inflammation of the kidney
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nephrectomy
removal of a kidney
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mamm/o
mammary glands
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mammography
imaging of the mammary glands
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mastitis
inflammation of the mammary glands
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metritis
inflammation of the uterus
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metri/o/a
uterus
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hyster/o
uterus
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pyometra
a uterus filled with pus
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estrus
heat
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ovari/o
ovary
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orchi/o
testicle
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crypto
hidden
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thorax
chest
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thorac/o
referring to the thorax/chest
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cardi/o
referring to the heart
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bronch/o
relating to the bronchus
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bronchiole
small branches of the bronchus
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trache/o
relating to the trachea
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pharyng/o
pharynx
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respir
act of breathing
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pleural
relating to the chest cavity
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pulmon/o
lungs
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pulmonary
relating to the lungs themselves
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pneum/o
air, gas
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brachi/o
arm, particularly from the elbow to the shoulder
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carp/o
carpus/wrist
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dactyl
digit
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tars/o/tarsus
hind foot or ankle
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onych/o
nail
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onychectomy
declawing
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chondro
cartilage
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chondrocostal
cartilage of the ribs
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costochondral joints
joints of the thoracic wall that connect the sternal ends
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artho/articulo
joint
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osseo
bone
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oste/o
bone
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adipo
fat/fatty tissue
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arterio
artery
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phleb/o
vein
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phlebotomy
blood draw
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poeisis
formation
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morph
shape
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lacrimo and dacryo
tears
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rectal
rectum
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anal
involving, relating to or situated neal the anus
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proct/o
to the anus or the rectum (as proctologic exam)
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spondylo
vertabrae
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thym/o
thymus
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vas/o
vessel or duct
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viscer/al
relating to the internal organs, particularly those of the abdoment
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bio
life
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caus/caut
burn
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duct
lead(abduct)
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edem
swell
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esthes
senth/feel
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gen
producing
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genesis
starting or giving birth to
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genio
at the beginning of
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path
prefix meaning disease
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latr/o
treeatment
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kin
movement
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lysis
breaking down
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phage, phago
eating
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schisto/schizo
split
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stasis
standing, not moving or changing
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opia, opsia
vision
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phil/ia
attraction for, likes
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plegia
paralysis
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poeisis
formation
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steno
narrow
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thermo
heat
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cry/o
cold
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glycemi/a
presence of glucose
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dexto
right
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sinistro
left
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ventro
ventral
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dorso
dorsal
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necro
related to death/dying
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ortho
straight, upright, correct
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poikilo
variable or irregular
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pleo
many
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albus/alba
white
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chrom/o
color
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cyano
blue
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eryth
red
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erythrocyte
red blood cell
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melan/o
dark blue/black
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cirrhos
yellow
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leuco/leuko
white blood cell
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melana
dark colored stool due to presence of blood
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rubor
red in regards to skin
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icterus(jaundice)
a condition where the skin and mucous membrane appears yellow. in the sclera as well
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prefix
word that proceeds/before the root
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ab-ductor
drawing the muscle away from the midline of the body
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prefix "a"
directional or without
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ad-ductor
drawing muscle towards the body
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a-febrile
not ferverish
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a-plasia
abnormally developed tissue or body part
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a, an
not, without
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anti
opposing, against
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antemortem
before death
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ante
before or in front of
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antisepsis
against microorangisms that cause disease
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ambi
both
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brady
slow
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circum
around
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de
removal, separation
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dis
apart
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dissect
cut apart
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dys
abnormally
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ex
out of, thoroughly
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exo
outside or out of
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exsanguinate
remove all the blood from something
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exostosis
bony outgrowth
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endo
inside
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endoscopy
take a look inside
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epi
upon or on
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epiglottis
over the opening between the vocal chord
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eu
good
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eupenic
breathing normally
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extra
outside or beyond
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extraocular
outside the eye
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hemi
one half
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hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
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endo-trachea
inside the trachea
