Vet Tech Term Chapters 1 & 2 Flashcards
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1
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A, An
A
without or no
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Q
Ab
A
Away from
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Q
Anti
A
against
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Q
Dys
A
Difficult
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Q
Eu
A
Normal
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Q
Endo
A
inside
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Q
Exo, Extra
A
Outside
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Q
Epi
A
upper
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Q
Hyper
A
above, more than normal
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Q
Hypo, Infra
A
below, less than normal, under, below or beneth
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Q
Inter
A
between
12
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Intra
A
within
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Meta
A
beyond
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Q
Per
A
throughout
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Q
Pre
A
before
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Q
Poly
A
many
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Oligo
A
little
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Post
A
after
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Sub
A
below, under, decreased
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Super, Supra, Ultra
A
above, increased, more than normal
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Q
Trans
A
across
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Q
Ectomy
A
removal
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Pexy
A
suture to stabilize
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Plasty
A
surgical repair
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Stomy
surgical opening
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Tomy
cutting into
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Centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
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Gram
record of
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Graph
instrument that records
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Graphy
procedure that records
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lysis
separation or break down
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Scope
instrument to examine
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Scopy
procedure to visually examine
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Therapy
treatment
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Rrhagia or Rrhage
brust
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rrhaphy (um)
to suture
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rrhea
flow
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rrhexis
rupture
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algia and dynia
pain
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itis
inflammation
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malacia
softening
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megaly
enlargement
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osis
abnormal condition
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pathy
disease
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sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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um (rrhaphy)
suture
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ILEUM
distal part of small intestine
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ILIUM
part of pelvic bone
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ventral
belly
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dorsal
back
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cranial
towards the head
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caudal
towards the tail
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anterior
towards the front of the body
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posterior
rear of the body
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rostral
towards the nose
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cephalic
towards the head
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medial
towards the midline (midsagittal plane)
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lateral
away from the midline or midsagittal plane
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superior
uppermost, about, toward the head
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inferior
lowermost, below, toward the tail
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proximal
nearest tot he midline or nearest of the beginning of the stucture (up and down)
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distal
farthest away from the midline or farthest from the beginning of a structure (up and down)
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Palmar
caudal surface of the FRONT paw including the carpus
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Plantar
caudal surface of the HIND par including the sarsus
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midsagittal plane
divides body into EQUAL left and right halves
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sagittal plane
divides the body into UNEQUAL left and right parts
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dorsal plane (frontal plane or coronal plane)
divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts
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Transverse plane
divides the body in to cranial and caudal part (horizontal plane or cross sectional plane)
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Buccal Surface
faces the cheek
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Occlusal Surface
meets when you chew
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Labial Surface
facing the lips
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Lingual Surface
faces the tongue (lower jar)
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Palatal Surface
tooth surface that faces the tongue (upper jaw)
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Maxilla
upper jaw
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Mandible
lower jaw
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Recumbent
lying down
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adduction
movement toward the midline
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abduction
movement away from the midline
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Flexion
reduction of a joint angle
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extension
increasing the joint angle
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Hyperflexion, Hypoflextion
extending a join too far
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pan-
prefix meaning all
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leuk/o
combining form meaning white
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-penia
suffix meaning deficiency or reduction in numbers
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Panluekopenia
deficiency of all types of white blood cells WBC
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-ia
state or condition
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-ive
performs or tends toward
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-us
thing
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oste/o, oss/e, oss/i
bones
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arthr/o
joints
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chondr/o
cartilage
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my/o
muscle
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fasc/i, fasci/o
fascia
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendons
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cardi/o
heart
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arteri/o
arteries
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ven/o, phleb/o
veins
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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lympth/o
lympth vessels, fluid, nodes
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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splen/o
spleen
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thmy/o
thymus
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nas/o, rhin/o
nose or nares
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pharygn/o
pharynx
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trache/o
trachea
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laryng/o
larynx
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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o
lungs
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or/o, stomat/o
mouth
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esophag/o
esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach
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enter/o
small intestines
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col/o, colon/o
large intestines
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hepat/o
liver
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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ren/o, nephr/o
kidneys
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ureter/o
ureters
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cyst/o
urinary bladder
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urethr/o
urethra
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neur/o, neur/i
nerves
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encephal/o
brain
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myel/o
spinal cord
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ophthalm/o, ocul/o, opt/o, opt/i
eyes
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optic/o
sight
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ot/o, audit/o, aud/i
ears
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aur/i, aur/o
external ears
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acoust/o, acous/o
sound
127
dermat/o, derm/o, cutane/o
skin
128
adren/o
adrenals
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gonad/o
gonads
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pineal/o
pineal
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pituit/o
pituitary
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thyroid/o, thyr/o
thyroid
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, testicul/o
testes
134
ovari/o, oophor/o
ovaries
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hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i, metri/o, uter/o
uterus
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uni- or mono-
one
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duo- or bi- or dyo-
two
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tri-
three
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quadri- or quadro or tetr- or tetra-
four
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quinqu- or quint- or pent- or penta-
five
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sex- or hex- or hexa-
six
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sept- or septi- or hept- or hepta-
seven
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octo- or oct- or octa- or octo=
eight
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novem- nonus- o ennea-
nine
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deca- or decem- or dek- or deka-
ten
