VET TECH ONE Flashcards
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Algesia
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Sense of pain
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APHASIA
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W/o speech,speechless
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Angio
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vessel
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Arterio
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Artery
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Cardiac Arrest
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Stopped
heart
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Defibrillation
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heart shocked to a regular beat
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Emia
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blood
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tripsy
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rubbing, crushing
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orrhexis
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rupture, bursting
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sym, syn
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together joined
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A, an
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absent, without
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Thrombus
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blood clot
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thrombosis
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blood clot, occluding a vessel
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plas/o
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formation
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phleb/o
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vein
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phas/o
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speech
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myel/o
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spinal cord or bone marrow
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fibrillation
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very fast irregular heartbeat
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esthesia
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feeling, sensation
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embolism
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obstruction of a blood vessel
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Dactyl/o
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Fingers
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Pneumon/o
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Lung
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Orrhaphy
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suturing, closing
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anodontia
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without teeth, toothless
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afebrile
without fever
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astomia
without a mouth
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anemic
condition of less blood
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myeloblast
immature bone marrow cell
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cholelithotripsy
crushing of gallstones
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sym letters
B M P
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Polyuria
excessive amounts of urine
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macroblast
large immature cell, visible to the naked eye
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AV
atrioventricular
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BAR
bight, alert, responsive
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model Act
all except; diagnosis, prognosis, surgery an prescriptions
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indirect supervision
on call
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direct supervision
in building
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immediate supervision
working with
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academy
a certified VT receives recognition of classes taken and tested
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society
individuals interested in a specific specialty
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List 11 acadamies
dental,anesthesia, emergency, behavior, pathology, internal medicine, zoological, surgery, clinical practice, nutrition, equine
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List 5 societies
behavior, equine, zoo, emergency, laboratory animal
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AHT
animal health technician
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CAHT
certified animal health technician
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RAHT
registered animal health technician
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VTS(EC)
Veterinary Technician Specialist (in emergency critical care)
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LVMT
Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician
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IRS
Interstate Reporting Service
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PES
Professional Exam Service
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Buck
Male Caprine
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Doe
Female Caprine
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Wether
Castrated male ovine
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Ewe
Female ovine
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Ram
Male ovine
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Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinary Technicians
group to help lab animals
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CVTS
Committee on Veterinary Technician Specialties
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AALAS
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
| for ALAT, LAT and LATG
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What to do if moving to another state
1. Only VTNE score tranfers
2. Apply to IRS of PES
3. PES to a new state agency
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Model Practice Act
1999 by AVMA
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State Vet Practice Act
governs the practice of vet med
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Alopecia
hair loss
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Perioral Circumoral
relating to around the mouth
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Neurotripsy
crushing of a nerve
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Neuralgia
pain along the course of a nerve
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Dysphasia
pain or difficulty speaking
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Wheal
Hives
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Cauterization
burn skin to stop bleeding
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Abdominal Parcentesis
remove fluid from abdominal cavity
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Chemotherapy
chemical therapy
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Radiation
Therapy to irradiate cells
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Radical resection
Cut away a large portio
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Anastomosis
surgical connection between 2 structures
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Vascular
body's network of blood vessels
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Necrobiosis
physical death of a cell
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Dehiscence
surgical complication in which a wound ruptures along a surgical suture
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Proximal
Nearest attachment to the trunk
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Distal
remote, farther
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medial
closer to midline
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Lateral
farther from midline
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Midline
Median R/L
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Ventrodorsal
bullet travels from belly thru back
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Ventrotomy
incision into the belly
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Dorsalgia
Backache
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Dorsal
Back (opposite of ventral)
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Condyloma
wart in genital area
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Excrescence
out grow (example wart)
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Papule
pimple, red elevated spot
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Papilla
nipplelike protuberance elevation
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Polyp
tumor with a foot
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Lesion
unhealthy (morbid) tissue (ex. burn wound)
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Metastasis
movement of cells from one part to another
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Infiltration
slipping into and between normal cells of the body
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Biopsy
removing tissue (life sight)
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Neoplasm
new formation of tissue
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topo/s
place or location
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Endoderm
lining of the gut glands (spleen, pancreas, liver)
structure of gut (esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon)
respiratory tract
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Mesoderm
all connective tissue, all body muscles, blood, cardio and lymphatic system; most urogenital system, lining of pericardial, pleural, peritoneal cavities
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Mucous membranes
epithelium
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Skin
epidermis
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Blastoderm
aggregation of cells showing the first trace of structure
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Infra
below, beneath
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Supra, super
above, over
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Sub, hypo
below, under
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epi
over, surrounding
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peri
around, about
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circum
around
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meso
middle
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end, endo
inner, within
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ecto, exo
outer side
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which primary germ layer originates all connective tissues and all body musculature?
mesoderm
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the pleura is a watery, mucoid-surfaced membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity. From which germ layer does it arise?
Mesoderm
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Which of the 3 embryonic germ layers gives rise to the nervous system and the organs of special sense?
ectoderm
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The primitive gut tract and its associated glands (organs) develop from which germ layer of the embryo?
endoderm
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The skin, including mucous membrane exposed to the environment is derived from the primary germ layer called the
ectoderm
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ectocytic
pertaining to the outside of the cell
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endocarditis
inflammation of the inside of the heart
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endoscopy
examination by looking inside of (a body cavity)
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endocystoscopy
examination of inside the bladder
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ectogenous
originating outside of a cell or an organism
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endogenous
originating inside of a cell
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endocranial
pertaining to the inside of the head
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benign
mild, non-spreading, not recurrent and not malignant tumor
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malignant
grow worse, resist treatment, life-threatening
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meta
means after, beyond, among, over
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stasis
a standing, location or place
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metastasis
means mvmt of cells (esp. cancer cells) from one part of the body to another
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infiltration or direct extension
malignant cells may slip into and between normal cells
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biopsy
remove tissue for examination
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lesion
any morbid change in the structure of an organ or a body part due to an injury
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morbid
diseased, unhealthy
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cyst
sac or pouch. it contains fluid, semifluid or solid material
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cyst has 2 meanings
1. bladder, 2. a sac containing fluid or semifluid
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papillae
small, nipplelike structures ex. taste buds
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papilla
nipple of the mammary gland (breast)
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papule
pimple. it is an elevated spot on the skin. papular lesions pox or measles
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papilloma
hypertrophied papilla covered by a layer of skin
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excrescence
ex=out, crescence=grow a wart is excrescence
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condyloma
a wart in the genital area
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lateral
farther from the midline
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medial
closer to the midline
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proximal
nearest
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distal
farthest (opp of proximal)
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peri
around
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periumbilical
around the bellybutton
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abduction
moing away
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circumduction
moving around
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perioral and circumotal
relating to around the mouth
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epi
upon, over
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extra
without, outside of
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infra
below, beneath, under
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epigastralgia
pain in the area of the belly over the stomach
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patella
kneecap
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lingual, glossal
tongue
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sternum
breastbone
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subpubic
area beneath the pubic arch (bone)
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hypochondrium
beneath te ribs(these floating ribs are made mostly of cartilage)
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lumbar
loinn
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circumscribed
appears to have a borde around its circumference
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amnio, amniot
fetal sac
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gravidaa sudden rewcurre
with child
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gyn
woman
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xantho
yellow
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chlor
green
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cyan
blue
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erythr
red
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melan
black
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leuko
whte
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Cheyne-stokes respiration
respiration gradually increases, stops,and then slowly starts again
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am
fetal sac
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gravid
with child
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gyn
woman
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hyster
uterus
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mamm
breast
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mast
breast
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men
menses
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metr
uterus
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para
bear, bring forth
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nulli
none
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oligo
little, scanty, small
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post
afterprimi
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primi
first
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secundi
second
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ary
pertaining to
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atrophy
undernourished, wasting
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dynia
pain, painful
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mania
madness
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pathy
disease
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gynecomania
abnormal sex drive an desire in males of the species
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mammography
x ray exam of the beast
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mastitis
inflammation of the breast
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mastopathy
disease of the mammary gland
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ptosis
hanging or drooping down
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pendulous
very large breasts that hang down or droop
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mastoptosis
pendulous breast
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gynecomastia
woman's breast
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mammopexy
plastic surgery of the mammary gland
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mastadenitis
inflammation of the mammary gland
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mastadenoma
cancerous tumor of the mammary gland
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mastoncus
tumor of the breast
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mastalgia
painful breast
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gynecomastia
women's breasts on a man
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ovary
oophor
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Fallopian tube
salping
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uterus
hystero, metro
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uterine cervix
cervi
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vagiuna
vagino
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metro
usually refers to the tissue of the uterus
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metritis
inflammation of the uterine lining
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metroparalysis
paralysis of muscle tissue of the uterus
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hysteromyoma
muscle tumor of the uterus
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metroscope
instrument for examining the uterus
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hagia
hemmorage
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orrhea
mucus or pus, discharge
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orrhexis
rupture, bursting
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ocele
hernia
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endomymetritis
inflammation of the inside lining and muscle of the uterus
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dysmenorrhea
painful or difficult flow of menses
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menometrorrhagia
hemorrhage from the uterus during menstruation
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climacteric
change of life, transitional period
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climaceteric
perimenopause
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conception
fertilization
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ovum
female egg
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male germ cell
spermatozoon
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gestation
period from conception to birth
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pregnancy
another word for gestation, lasts 280 days in a human
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embryo
first two weeks of gestation creates
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gestation timeline
weeks 1-2 divides into 2 cells now called embryo
week 3 begins arms, head, legs, tail
week 8 looks human, now called a fetus
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last gestational phase
begins at 3 months
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````````liquor amnii
amniotic fluid`
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PCV
packed cell volume
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CRT
capillary refill time
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OD
right eye
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OS
left eye
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CMT
California Mastitis Test
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OVH
Ovariohysterectomy
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D5W
5 3/4 dextrose in water
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HE or HG
hemoglobin
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VD
ventral dorsal
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DV
dorsoventral
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ALAT
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
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LATG
Laboratory Animal Technologist
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LAT
Laboratory Animal Technician
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pupendal
female's external genitals
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childbirth
parturition or labor
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blephar/o
eyelid
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core/o
pupil
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corne/o, kerat/o
cornea
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cycl/o
ciliary body
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dipl/o
paired, double
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ir, irid/o
iris
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lacrim/o
tear
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ophthalm/o
EYE
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retin/o
retina
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scler/o
sclera
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ectasia
dilation, stretching
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ptosis
drooping, prolapse
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pexy
surgically fix into normal place
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plegia
paralysis
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diplopia
double vision
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blepharoptosis
drooping eyelid
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blepharedema
excessive fluid in the tissues of the eyelid
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keratoplasty
plastic repair of the cornea
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corectopia
misplaced pupil
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cyclocryotherapy
freezing of the ciliary body in the treatment of glaucoma
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lacrimal fluid
tears
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coreometry
measurement of pupil size
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bronch/i
bronch/o, bronchus
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laryng/o
voice box
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ment/o
chin
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trache/o
windpipe
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opening to the larynx
leaf-like flap of cartilage called the epiglottis
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diaphragm
musculomembranous wall separating the abdomen from the chest cavity
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inspiration
breathing in
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expiration
breathing out
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singultus
hiccup
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hemoptysis
spitting of blood
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epitaxis
nosebleed
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hematemesis
vomiting blood
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pneumarthrosis
abnormal condition of air in the joint
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pneumatocardia
presence of air or gases in the blood of heart
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pneumology
science of how the lungs exchange air or gases
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apneic
pertaining to absence of breathing
