Unit B Terminology

Question 1

Andrology

Answer 1

The study of males; physiology and medicine that deals with diseases and conditions specific of men

Question 2

Angiology

Answer 2

The study of anatomy of blood and lymph vascular systems

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

The front of the animal

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Avian

Answer 4

Relating to or characteristic of birds

Question 5

Biology

Answer 5

The study of life

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Bovine

Answer 6

Cattle; or relating to or resembling a cow

Question 7

Canine

Answer 7

dog; or relating to or resembling a dog

Question 8

Caprine

Answer 8

goat; or relating to or resembling a goat

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Cardiology

Answer 9

The study of disorders of the heart and the circulatory system

Question 10

Caudal

Answer 10

Toward the tail

Question 11

Cavia

Answer 11

Guinea Pig; a rodent of the subfamily Caviinae

Question 12

Centi

Answer 12

1/100th (.01) of something

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Cranial

Answer 13

Toward the head

Question 14

Cricetine

Answer 14

Gerbil or hamster; a rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae

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Cynology

Answer 15

The study of dogs

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Cytology

Answer 16

The study of cells

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Deca

Answer 17

Greek prefixes that means ten times something; used in the names of metric units which are ten times the size of the unit denoted by the base word

Question 18

Deci

Answer 18

1/10th (.1) of something

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Deep

Answer 19

Refers to something further from the surface plane

Question 20

Deka

Answer 20

Informal form of deca, decimal unit prefix in the metric system that denotes a factor of ten

Question 21

Dermatology

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The study of skin

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Distal

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Part of the limb furthest from the body

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Dorsal

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Along the back uppermost surface

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Embryology

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The study of development

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Endocrinology

Answer 25

THe study of hormones

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Equine

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Horse; or relating to or resembling a horses

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Ethology

Answer 27

The study of animal behavior

Question 28

Feline

Answer 28

cat; or relating to or resembling a cat

Question 29

Felinology

Answer 29

The study of cats

Question 30

Frontal Plane

Answer 30

Body plane that divides the animal into dorsal and ventral parts

Question 31

Gastroenterology

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The study of stomach and intestines; the study of diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from mouth to anus along the alimentary canal

Question 32

Hecto

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100 times something; used commonly in units of measurement

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Hematology

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The study of blood; the study of the cause, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases related to blood

Question 34

Herpetology

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The study of reptiles and amphibians

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Hippology

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The study of horses

Question 36

Ichthyology

Answer 36

The study of the lymphatic system, disease resistance and the immune systems in all organisms