Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 1

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Cortical Bone

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Hard, dense, strong bone that forms the outer layer of bone. Also called compact bone.

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Cortex = bark or shell in Latin

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Ab-

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Away from

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Abduction

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Dys-

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Means difficult, painful, or bad

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Dysphagia

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Endo-

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Means within or inside

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Endoparasite

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Hyper-

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Elevated, higher, or more than normal

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Hyperglycemia

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Inter-

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Between

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Intercostal

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Poly-

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Many or excessive

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Polyuria

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Pre-

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Before

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Preanesthetic

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Sub-

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Below, under, or less

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Sublingual

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A-

Back 10

Without or no

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Atraumatic

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An-

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Without or no

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Anuria

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Ad-

Back 12

Toward

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Adduction

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Anti-

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Against

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Antiemetics

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Eu-

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Good, easy, or normal

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Euthyroid

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Ex- or exo-

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Means without, out of, outside, or away from

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Exocrine

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Ecto-

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Outside

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Ectoparasite

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Hypo-

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Depressed, lower, or less than normal

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Hypoglycemia

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Intra-

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Within

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Intramuscular

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Oligo-

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Scant or little

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Oliguria

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Post-

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After

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Postanesthetic

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Super- and Supra-

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Above, beyond, or excessive

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Supernumerary or Suprascapular

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Pan-

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All

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Panleukopenia

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Leuk/o

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White

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Leukocyte

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-penia

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Deficiency or reduction in number

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Glycopenia

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Abduction

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Take away from the midline

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Emetic

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Pertaining to vomiting

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty eating or swallowing

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Endocrine

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Secrete internally

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Endoparasite

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Organism that lives within the body of the host

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Hyperglycemia

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Elevated amounts of blood glucose

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Intercostal

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Between the ribs

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Polyuria

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Excessive amount or frequency of urination

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Preanesthetic

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Pertaining to before anesthesia

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Sublingual

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Under the tongue

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Atraumatic

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Without injury

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Anuria

Back 36

Absence of urine

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Adduction

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Means move toward the midline

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Antiemetics

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Work against or prevent vomiting

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Euthyroid

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Having a normally functioning thyroid gland

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Exocrine

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Secrete externally (via a duct)

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Ectoparasite

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Organism that lives on the outer surface of the host

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Hypoglycemia

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Depressed amounts of blood glucose

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Intramuscular

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Within the muscle

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Oliguria

Back 44

Scant amount or frequency of urination

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Postanesthetic

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Pertaining to after anesthesia

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Supernumerary

Back 46

More than the regular number

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Suprascapular

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Above the shoulder blade

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Panleukopenia

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Deficiency of all types of white blood cells

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-tomy

Back 49

Cutting into or incision

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Gastrotomy

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Gastrotomy

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Incision into the stomach

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Epi-

Back 51

Upper

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Extra-

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Outside

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Hyper-

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Above, increased, or more than normal

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Infra-

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Below or beneath

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Meta-

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Beyond

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Intra-

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Within

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Per-

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Throughout

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Inter-

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Between

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Trans-

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Across

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Ultra-

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Above, increased, or more than normal

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Cardiac

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Renal

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-an

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Pertaining to

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Ovarian

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Lumbar

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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Alimentary

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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Laryngeal

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Enteric

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-ine

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Pertaining to

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Uterine

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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Cutaneous

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Nephrotic

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Mastectomy

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Mastectomy

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Surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands

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-pexy

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Suture to stabilize

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Gastropexy

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Gastropexy

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Surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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Rhinoplasty

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Rhinoplasty

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Surgical repair of the nose

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-stomy

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Surgically created opening

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Colostomy

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Colostomy

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Surgically created opening between the colon and body surface

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Laprotomy

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Incision into the abdomen

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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Cystocentesis

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Cystocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid

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-gram

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Record of

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Electrocardiogram

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Electrocardiogram

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Electrocardiographic hard copy record

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-graph

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Instrument that records

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Electrocardiograph

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Electrocardiograph

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Machine that records the electrical activity of the heart

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-graphy

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Procedure that records

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Electrocardiography

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Electrocardiography

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Procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart

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-lysis

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Seperation or breakdown

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Urinalysis

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Urinalysis

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Seperation of the urine into its constitutes

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-scope

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Instrument used to examine

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Endoscope

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Endoscope

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Instrument used to visually examine inside the body

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-scopy

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Procedure of visually examining

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth

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Hemorrhage

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Hemorrhage

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Bursting forth of blood from the vessels

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-rrhaphy

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To suture

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Enterorrhaphy

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Enterorrhaphy

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Suturing of the small intestine

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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Diarrhea

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Diarrhea

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Complete discharge of the bowels

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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Myorrhexis

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Myorrhexis

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Rupture of the muscle

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-algia and -dynia

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Pain

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Arthralgia or arthrodynia

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Arthralgia or arthrodynia

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Joint pain

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-ia

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State or condition

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Hyperglycemia

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Hyperglycemia

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Elevated amounts of blood glucose

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-ion

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Action, process, State, or condition

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Infarction

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Infarction

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Condition of blood flow obstruction

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-ive

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Performs or tends toward

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Congestive

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Congestive

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Tends toward accumulation of fluid

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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Osteomalacia

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Osteomalacia

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Abnormal softening of bone

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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Cardiomegaly

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlargement of heart

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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Cardiosis

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Cardiosis

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Abnormal condition of the heart

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-pathy

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Disease

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Enteropathy

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Enteropathy

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Disease of the small intestine

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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Arteriosclerosis

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Arteriosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the arteries

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-um

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Structure

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Pericardium

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Pericardium

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Structure surrounding the heart

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-us

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Thing

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Tarsus

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Tarsus

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The joint ("thing") between the tibia and fibula and metatarsal bones

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyanosis

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Cyanosis

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Condition of blue discoloration

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Cyanotic

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Pertaining to Blue discoloration

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Anem

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Blood

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Anemia

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Anemia

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Blood condition of deficient red blood cells and/or hemoglobin

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Anemic

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Pertaining to blood condition of deficient red blood cells and/or hemoglobin

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Muc/o

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Pertaining to the mucous membrane

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Ili/o

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Hip

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Ilium

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Ilium

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Structure of the hip

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Iliac

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Pertaining to structure of the hip

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Condyl/o

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Condyle

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Condyle

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Rounded projection on a bone

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Carp/o

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Wrist

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Carpus

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Carpus

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Joint (thing) between the radius and ulna and metacarpal bones

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Gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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Ovariohysterectomy

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Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus

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Hepatoma

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Liver mass

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Hematoma

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Mass or collection of blood

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-oma

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Mass

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Hepatoma

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Urethra

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Takes urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Ureters

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Collect urine from the kidney and transport it to the urinary bladder

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Ileum

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Distal part of small intestine

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Ilium

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Part of the pelvic bone

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord and bone marrow

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck

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Prostate

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Gland that secretes fluid to aid in sperm motility in males

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Prostrate

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Exhausted or to lie flat on the ground

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Reflux

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Backward flow