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chondr/o

catrilage

cyt/o

cell

hist/o

tissue

nucle/o

nucleus

anter/o

anterior, front

caud/o

tail


dist/o

far, farthest

dors/o

back (of body)

infer/o

lower, below

later/o

side, to one side

medi/o

middle

poster/o

back (of body), behind, posterior

proxim/o

near, nearest

super/o

upper, above

ventr/o

belly, belly side

-ad

toward

-lysis

separation, destruction, loosening

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-iac

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-duction

act of leading, bringing, conducting

dorsal

toward the back

ventral

toward the abdomen

crainial

toward the head

caudal

toward the tail

rostral

toward the nose

lateral

toward the side of the body

medial

toward the center of the body

proximal

toward the point of attachment

distal

away from the point of attachment

ab-

from, away from

ad-, -ad

toward

trans-

through or across

epi-

above or on

radi/o

radiation, x-rays, radius

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck, cervix

ile/o

ileum

inguin/o

groin

lumb/o

loins (lower back)

throac/o

chest

body plane

imaginary flat surface that divides the body

median plane; midsaggital plane

vertical plane that lies directly in the middle of the body and divides the body into two equal halves (left and right)

saggital plane

any vertical plane that divides the body into left and right (but not equal halves)

transverse plane

plane that divides the body into front and back halves; vertical quadrupeds, horizontal in bipeds

dorsal plane

horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower

cross-sectional

either horizontal or vertical, can divide body at any point

body cavity

hallow space within body that helps protect, separate, and support internal organs

adhesion

band of scarlike tissue that forms between two surfaces inside the body and causes them to stick together

inflammation

protective response of body tissues to irritation, infection, or allergy

septicemia; sepsis; blood poisoning

systemic disease caused by infection with microorganisms and their toxins circulating the blood

culture

lab test of body fluid placed on a culture medium

endoscopy

visual examination of the interior of organs and cavities with an endoscope; can be used to take biopsies or perform surgery

ultrasonography

radiographic procedure in which a transducer transmits high-frequency sound waves that bounce off body tissues and then records an image of internal organ or tissue

x-ray

high-energy electromagnetic waves pass through body onto photographic film to produce an image of internal structures of the body

anastomosis

connection between two vessels, ducts, or tubes

cauterize

process of burning tissue with electricity, freezing, heat, or chemicals

ant.

anterior

AP

anterior post

BP

blood pressure

IC

intracardiac

ID

intradermal

IM

intramuscular

IN

intranasal

inf.

inferior, infection

IP

intraperitoneally

med.

medial, median

sup.

superior

LA

large animals

pH

negative logarithm of hydrogen ion activity

ppb

parts per billlions

ppm

parts per million

pr

per rectum

SA

sinoatrial; small animal

VD

ventral dorsal

wt

weight