Chapter 1

Front 1

-scopy

Back 1

Visual examination

Front 2

-sis

Back 2

State of; Condition

Front 3

-tomy

Back 3

Incision; Process of cutting

Front 4

Anemia

Back 4

Decrease in red blood cells and/or hemoglobin

Front 5

Biopsy

Back 5

Removal of tissue for microscopic examination

Front 6

Brachycephalic

Back 6

Pertaining to a short, wide head (i.e., persians, pugs, boston terriers

Front 7

Dolichocephalic

Back 7

Pertaining to a narrow, longhead (i.e., greyhounds, collies)

Front 8

Mesocephalic

Back 8

Pertaining to an average width head (i.e., golden retrievers)

Front 9

Carcinoma

Back 9

Malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue

Front 10

Prodrome

Back 10

Symptoms run together before the onset of a more specific disease

Front 11

Syndrome

Back 11

Symptoms that run together and point to a specific disease

Front 12

Sarcoma

Back 12

Malignant tumor arising from connective tissue

Front 13

Leukemia

Back 13

Increase in the number of cancerous white blood cells

Front 14

Diagnosis

Back 14

Estimation of the cause of disease

Front 15

Prognosis

Back 15

Estimation of disease outcome

Front 16

Canine

Back 16

Dog

Front 17

Feline

Back 17

Cat

Front 18

Bovine

Back 18

Cattle

Front 19

Ovine

Back 19

Sheep

Front 20

Caprine

Back 20

Goat

Front 21

Aggressive

Back 21

Eager to fight

Front 22

Alert

Back 22

Energetic, quick, and responsive

Front 23

Docile

Back 23

Relaxed, easy to handle

Front 24

Feral

Back 24

Wild

Front 25

Submissive

Back 25

Willing to submit

Front 26

BAR

Back 26

Bright, Alert, Responsive

Front 27

CCU

Back 27

Critical Care Unit

Front 28

ICU

Back 28

Intentsive Care Unit

Front 29

CWPM

Back 29

Continue With Previous Medication

Front 30

DLH

Back 30

Domestic Long Hair (mixed-breed cat with long hair)

Front 31

DMH

Back 31

Domestic Medium Hair (mixed-breed cat with medium hair)

Front 32

DSH

Back 32

Domestic Short Hair (mixed-breed cat with short hair)

Front 33

DOA

Back 33

Dead On Arrival

Front 34

DOB

Back 34

Date Of Birth

Front 35

ER

Back 35

Emergency Room

Front 36

OR

Back 36

Operating Room

Front 37

GROS

Back 37

Gross Review of Systems

Front 38

K-9

Back 38

Canine

Front 39

ISO

Back 39

Isolation Unit

Front 40

NAF

Back 40

No Abnormalities Found

Front 41

NSF

Back 41

No Significant Findings

Front 42

P/E

Back 42

Physical Exmination

Front 43

PPH

Back 43

Past Pertinent History

Front 44

R/O

Back 44

Rule Out

Front 45

SOAP

Back 45

Subjective: How the animal appears; opinions

Objective: Facts, Things that can be reproduced or measured

Assesment: Initial diagnosis. This aspect is for doctor only.

Plan: Technicians focus, lab test, treatments & radiographs are ordered, surgery is reccomended

Front 46

TPR(w)

Back 46

Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, (weight)

Front 47

WNL

Back 47

Within Normal Limits

Front 48

Opt/o

Back 48

Eye, vision

Front 49

Oste/o

Back 49

Bone

Front 50

Path/o

Back 50

Disease

Front 51

Radi/o

Back 51

X-Rays

Front 52

Ren/o

Back 52

Kidney

Front 53

Rhin/o

Back 53

Nose

Front 54

Sarc/o

Back 54

Connective Tissue

Front 55

Sect/o

Back 55

To cut

Front 56

Thromb/o

Back 56

Clot; clotting

Front 57

Ur/o

Back 57

Urine, urinary tract

Front 58

a-, an-

Back 58

No; not; without

Front 59

brachy-

Back 59

Short

Front 60

dia-

Back 60

Through; complete

Front 61

dolicho-

Back 61

Long

Front 62

endo-

Back 62

In; within

Front 63

epi-

Back 63

Above; upon; on

Front 64

ex-, exo-

Back 64

Out; away from

Front 65

extra-

Back 65

Outside

Front 66

hyper-

Back 66

Above; excessive

Front 67

hypo-

Back 67

Deficient; below; under; less than normal

Front 68

in-

Back 68

In; into; not

Front 69

intra-

Back 69

Within; into

Front 70

meso-

Back 70

Middle

Front 71

pro-

Back 71

Before; forward

Front 72

re-

Back 72

Back; again; backward

Front 73

retro-

Back 73

Behind; back; backward

Front 74

sub-

Back 74

Under; below

Front 75

trans-

Back 75

Across; through

Front 76

-ac

-al

-ic

-ical

Back 76

Pertaining to

Front 77

-algia

Back 77

Pain

Front 78

Centesis

Back 78

Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

Front 79

Cyte

Back 79

Cell

Front 80

-cytosis

Back 80

increase in cell number

Front 81

-drone

Back 81

To run

Front 82

-ectomy

Back 82

removal; excision; resection

Front 83

-emia

Back 83

blood condition

Front 84

-emic

Back 84

pertaining to a blood condition

Front 85

-genic

Back 85

produced by or in

Front 86

-gram

Back 86

record

Front 87

-graph

Back 87

instrument for recording

Front 88

-graphy

Back 88

process of recording

Front 89

-ion

Back 89

process

Front 90

-ist

Back 90

specialist

Front 91

-itis

Back 91

inflammation

Front 92

-logy

Back 92

study of

Front 93

-oma

Back 93

tumor; mass; fluid collection

Front 94

-opsy

Back 94

view of

Front 95

-osis

Back 95

abnormal condition

Front 96

-pathy

Back 96

disease condition; emotion

Front 97

-scope

Back 97

visual examination

Front 98

Cardiology

Back 98

Study of the heart

Front 99

hematology

Back 99

study of blood

Front 100

dermatology

Back 100

study of skin

Front 101

gastrology

Back 101

study of the stomach

Front 102

Enterology

Back 102

Study of the small intestine

Front 103

cardi

Back 103

heart

Front 104

hemat

Back 104

blood

Front 105

dermat

Back 105

skin

Front 106

gastr

Back 106

stomach

Front 107

enter

Back 107

small intestine

Front 108

sub-

Back 108

below

Front 109

epi-

Back 109

above

Front 110

trans-

Back 110

across

Front 111

subgastric

Back 111

pertaining to below the stomach

Front 112

epigastric

Back 112

pertaining to above the stomach

Front 113

transgastric

Back 113

pertaining to across the stomach

Front 114

ic

Back 114

pertaining to

Front 115

logy

Back 115

study of

Front 116

itis

Back 116

infammation

Front 117

gastric

Back 117

pertaining to the stomach

Front 118

enteritis

Back 118

inflammation of the small intestine

Front 119

gastroenterology

Back 119

study of the stomach & small intestines

Front 120

arthr/o

Back 120

joint

Front 121

bi/o

Back 121

life

Front 122

carcin/o

Back 122

Cancer

Front 123

Cardi/o

Back 123

heart

Front 124

cephal/o

Back 124

head

Front 125

cis/o

Back 125

to cut

Front 126

col/o; colon/o

Back 126

large intestine (colon)

Front 127

cyst/o

Back 127

urinary bladder; cyst

Front 128

cyt/o

Back 128

cell

Front 129

derm/o

Back 129

skin

Front 130

Dermat/o

Back 130

skin

Front 131

electr/o

Back 131

electricity

Front 132

encephal/o

Back 132

brain

Front 133

enter/o

Back 133

small intestine

Front 134

erythr/o

Back 134

red

Front 135

gastr/o

Back 135

stomach

Front 136

glyc/o

Back 136

sugar

Front 137

gnos/o

Back 137

knowledge

Front 138

hem/o

Back 138

blood

Front 139

hemat/o

Back 139

blood

Front 140

hepat/o

Back 140

liver

Front 141

hist/o

Back 141

tissue

Front 142

latr/o

Back 142

treatment

Front 143

leuk/o

Back 143

white

Front 144

nephr/o

Back 144

kidney

Front 145

neur/o

Back 145

nerve

Front 146

ophthalm/o

Back 146

eye