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mal- |
bad |
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melano- |
black |
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meta- |
change, beyond |
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micro- |
small |
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mono- |
one, single |
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multi- |
many |
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neo- |
new |
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pan- |
all |
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pent- |
five |
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poly- |
many, much |
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pseudo- |
false |
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quadr- |
four |
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sub- |
less than, beneath |
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syn- |
with, together |
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sym- |
with, together |
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tachy- |
fast |
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tri- |
three |
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ultra- |
beyond |
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xanth- |
yellow |
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ab- |
away from |
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ad- |
toward, near |
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anter- |
before, forward |
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dia- |
through |
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dis- |
apart, away from |
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ecto- |
outside |
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ec- |
outside |
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endo- |
within, in , inner |
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epi- |
abouve, upon |
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ex- |
out |
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extra- |
outside of |
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in- |
in, into |
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infra- |
below, beneath |
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inter- |
between |
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intra |
within |
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meta- |
beyond, change |
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para- |
near, alongside |
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peri- |
surrounding |
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post- |
after, behind |
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pre- |
before |
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pro- |
before, forward |
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pros- |
before , forward |
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re- |
back, again |
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retro- |
behind, backward |
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sub- |
beneath, less than |
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supra- |
above, upper |
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trans- |
across, through |
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physiology |
the study of the bodys processes and functions |
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organism |
an individual animal or plant |
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cells |
microscopic structures that are the basic structural units of living organisms |
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ovum |
females egg, a single cell that hundreds of time bigger than a red blood cell |
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trichoid |
thread like |
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epithelial |
skin cells- tend to be sqaurish and float |
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plasma membrane |
cells outside boundary ; allows only beneficial substances like food and oxygen, in and only waste products out |
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diffusion |
the moveemnt of oxygen and food in and waste out ; the movement of substances |
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osmosis |
diffusion of water across cell membranes |
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centrioles |
structures that function in cell reproduction |
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cilia |
hairlike extensions on the surface of those cells capable of movement |
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endoplasmic reticulum |
membrane network of "roads" and "channels" that wind through cytoplasm |
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striated |
striped, as in the appreance of voluntary (skeletal muscles) |
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thoracic cavity |
space between the neck and diaphram, houses the lungs |
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urogenital |
pertaining to organs of excretion and reproduction |
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vascular |
relating to vessles for passage of bodily fluids |
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viscus (pl. viscera) |
internal organs particulary of the abdominal cavity |
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voluntary muscle tissue |
muscle tissues controlled by various effort, also called skeletal muscle |
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chir/o |
hand |
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crin/o |
secrete |
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dem/o |
people |
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embry/o |
embryo |
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eneter/o |
intestine |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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immun/o |
protected |
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intern/o |
within, inner |
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nat/o |
birth |
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neur/o |
nerves |
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obstetr/o |
midwife |
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onc/o |
tumor |
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orth/o |
straight |
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oste/o |
bones |
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ot/o |
ear |
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laryng/o |
larynx, throat |
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path/o |
disease |
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ped/o |
child |
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pedi/o |
child |
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pharmac/o |
drug, medicine |
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pod/o |
foot |
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ped/i |
foot |
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proct/o |
anus, rectum |
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inguinal |
pertaining to the groin |
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dorsal recumbancy |
laying on the back |
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cranial |
toward the head |
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caudal |
toward the tail |
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rostal |
toward the nose |
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dorsal |
dorsum, or back |
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ventral |
ventrum, or belly |
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palmer |
bottom of the animals front foot |
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planter |
refers to the bottom of the animals hind foot |
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medial |
toward the midline of the body |
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lateral |
away from the midline of the body |
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proximal |
proximal end of the thigh bone joints with the hip bone |
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distal |
distal end of the thigh bone joints with the knee cap |
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superficial or external |
is close to the surface |
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deep or internal |
extends for below the surface |
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doral plane |
divides the body into dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) areas |
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sagital plane |
a sagital plane divides the body into left and right parts |
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midsagital plane (median plane) |
goes though the exact median of the body dividing it into two mirroed images |
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transverse plane or cross-sectional |
divides the body into cranial and caudal parts |
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abdominal |
the portion of the trunk caudal to the diaphram |
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adipose |
fat |
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adrenal |
adrenal glands; near the kidneys |
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alimentary |
food or nutrtion (alimentary glands) |
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anatomical postition |
standing on all four legs-neck straight, head up and facing forward |
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antebrachial |
the forearm, lower front leg |
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anterior |
near the front of the body or the head |
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aortic |
the aorta (largets cavity) |
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appendicular |
legs (appendages, extremeties) |
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arterial |
arteries or the blood in them |
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articulation |
the joint or juntion of two or more body parts |
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axial |
the head, neck, and body |
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brachial |
the arm, upper front leg |
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buccal |
inner surfaces of the cheeks |
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carpal |
the wrist |
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caudal |
the tail |
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celiac |
the abdomen |
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cephelic |
the head |
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cervical |
the neck |
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coccygeal |
the tail area |
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costal |
ribs |
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cranial |
skull |
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crural |
the leg |
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cubital |
the elbow or forearm |
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cutaneous |
skin |
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epigastic |
the region above the stomach |
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formoral |
the thigh |
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frontal |
the forehead |
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gluteal |
the buttock |
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hypochondrium |
the region below the cartilage of the ribs |
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hypogastric |
areas below the stomach |
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iliac |
the hip bone |
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lateral |
the side; away from midline |
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occipital |
the back of the skull |
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opthalmic |
they eyes |
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orbital |
the boney area that contains the eyes |
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patellar |
the knee |
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pectoral |
the chest |
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pelvic |
the caudal portion of the body |
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perineal |
the region between the anus and the genetials |
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popliteal |
the region behind the knee |
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posterior |
the back |
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proximal |
area near the point of origin |
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sacral |
portion of the spine located near the pelvis |
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flagella |
a sperms cell "tail" |
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lysomes |
the cells "digestive system" |
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mitochondria |
"power house" that burns food in the presences of oxygen to make cell energy |
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ribosomes |
"protien factories" that make protiens |
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anabolism |
the building metabolic phase; gorws, maintains, and repairs body structures |
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catabolism |
the breaking down metabolism phase; produces energy from food and energy |
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cyt/o |
a cell |
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cytoplasm |
a substance betwen the cells plasma membrane and nucleus of all cells |
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DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid, the chemical genes are made of |
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genes |
regions of DNA organized into the bodys "blueprints" |
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kary/o |
the nucleus |
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karyoplasm |
the substance of the nucleus |
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karyotype |
a picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of the cell |
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metabolism |
the chemical processes by which cells obtain and use energy |
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organelles |
structures with cytoplasm |
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-plasm |
formative, formed, material |
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RNA |
ribonucleic acid, needed for reproduction of protien within cells |
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tissue fluid |
a saltwater solution that bathes every cell in the body |
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nucleus |
the spheroid body within a cell that dictates protien production, controls transport, metablosim, growth, heredity *the cells command and control center |
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chromosomes |
short, tight, coiled rods that contain genes *structures containing a linear thread of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, the substance that transmits genetic information |
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tissue |
a group or layer of similarily specialized cells that together perfrom certain special functions |
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epithelial tissue |
skin, but also covers organs and lines body parts and forms portions of some ducts and glands, protects the body screte and exctrete substances |
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body cavities |
openings that hold organs |
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muscles tissue |
muscles |
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voluntary or striated muslce tissue |
controlled by concious effort, like moving of an arm or leg |
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striated |
streaked or scratched |
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involuntary or smooth muscle tissue |
works without concious effort, controlled by the nervous system and keeps automatic systems (like digestive) moving |
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cardiac muscle tissue |
a specialized form of unvoluntary muscle tissue found only in heart |
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connective tissue |
fat, blood, cartilage, bone, blood vessels, and scar tissue. a fibrous tissue to connect or support other body structures. can be soft and rubbery or hard and rigid |
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fascia |
a connective tissue that forms a membrane to invest or surround muscles and organs to seperate and support them |
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nerve tissue |
nerve tissue extends throughout the body to carry messsages to and from the brain |
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organ |
body part that performs a specific function or functions |
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viscera |
larger internal organs mainly those in abdominal cavity |
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viscus |
a single visceral organ liver, stomach, intestine, pancreas, spleen, or gallbladder |
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cranial cavity |
housing the brain and pituitary gland |
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spinal cavity |
housing the spinal cords |
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thoracic cavity |
housing the lungs |
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abdominal cavity |
houssing the major digestive organs |
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pelvic cavity |
housing the uirnary and reproductive organs |
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diaphragm |
muscle membrane wall that sperates the thoracic and the abdominal cavities |
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dorsal cavities |
dorsal means back; cranial and spinal cavities are towards the back, or top line of the body |
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ventral cavities |
ventral means toward the lower surface of the four legged animals *thoracic abdominal and pelvic cavities |
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pleura |
a double membrane that surrounds each lung |
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pleural cavity |
the space between the lungs and the pleura |
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peritoneum |
a double membrane that invests the abdominal cavity and its organs |
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peritoneal cavity |
the space between the membrane encasing the organs and the other membrane wall |
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body system |
a group of organs functioning together for a common purpose to maintain a halthy organism |
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lymph systems |
responsible for carrying nutrients, wastes, hormones, and gases to and from body cells and providing protection and immunity from harmful organisms |
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cardiovascular system |
pumps blood |
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endocrine system |
secretes hormones |
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endocrine system |
secretes hormones |
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digestive systems |
process food |
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integumentary system |
skin, hair, claws, hooves, etc and sensory organs (eyes, ears, etc) encases the body, regulates it temperature, and communications touch and many other functions |
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sensory organs |
teeth, tounge, ears, whickers, eyes, etc |
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musculoskeletal system |
supports the body structures; muscular system carries out nerve commands |
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nerve systems |
carries nerve impulses to and from the brain |
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respiratory system |
conducts oxygen into, and carbon dioxidde out of the body |
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reproductive system |
enables the organsim to reproduce itself |
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urinary system |
produces and excetes urine |
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aden/o |
gland |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arther/o |
joint |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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bronch/o |
windpipe, throat |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cerebri/o |
brain |
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invest |
cover or surrounds a part of the body |
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involuntarty muscle |
muscle tissues that are automatically controlled by the nervous system tissue |
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larynx |
upper part of the trachea (windpipe) |
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lumbar |
pertaining to the lower back |
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lymphatic |
pertaining to lymph or lymphatic vessels |
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mediastirum |
the mass of the tissues and or organs seperating the two lungs |
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metabolic |
relating to metablosim |
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mucous (adj) |
secreting mucous or covered by mucous |
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mucus (n) |
slippery secretion of mucous membranes; like a lubrication |
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muslce tissue |
tissue with the power to contract and thus produce movement; can be skeletal muscle , smooth muscle or cardiac muscle |
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muscular |
pertaining to the muscle |
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peritoneum |
membrane investing the abdominal cavity and viscera |
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pleural cavity |
space between lungs and pleura |
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reproductive |
concerning the production of offspring |
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respiratory |
pertaining to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and body cells |
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skeletal |
pertaining to the bones of the body |
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spinal cavity |
spaces within the vertebra; houses the spinal cord |
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tarsal |
the ankle or hock |
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temporal |
the side of the skull |
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thoracic |
the chest |
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umbilical |
the navel |
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ventral |
A direction toward the belly |
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zygomatic |
the cheek |
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armamentarium |
equipment use in the practice of medicine |
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arthroscope |
instrument inserted into joint cavity to inspect contents |
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aspirator |
hollow instrument used to withdraw fluid especially from body cavities, cytsy, or joints |
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autoclave |
device used to streilize instruments with pressuized, sup erheated steam |
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bistoury |
narrow-blooded surgical knife used to open abcess and make small incisions |
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clamp |
surgical instrument used to compress blood vessel or close off end of intestine |
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cord clamp |
flexible band used to compress or close off opening |
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curette |
spoon shaped instrument used to scrape tissue from body cavities |
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cystoscope |
instrument used to view interior of bladder |
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diathermy knife |
electrode tipped blade used to coagulate tissue or small blood vessels |
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endoscope |
slender tubular instrument used for viewing and examining inertior body parts |
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float |
instrument used to file or raasp a horse premular and molar teeth |
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fluroscope |
floroescent screen on which xrays may be viewed |
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hemostat |
device used to stop or prevent hemmorrhaging |
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hypodermic |
needle and syring used for injection under skin |
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autonomic |
occuring involuntary |
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axial |
trunk and skull (skeleton) |
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bowel |
division of the intestine |
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bronchial |
pertaining to the air tubes of the lungs |
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capillary |
smallest blood vessels |
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cardiac muscle tissue |
specialized for of involuntary msucle tissue found only in the heart |
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carivascular |
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
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cavity |
space or hallow within the body |
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cerebral |
pertaining to the brain, particularly the cerebrum |
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cervical |
pertaining to the neck or cervix |
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cilia |
small hair like structures |
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circulatory |
pertaining to blood circulation |
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cloaco |
urogenital chamber of birds into which the intestinal urinary and generative canals discharge |
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coccygeal |
tail area |
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collateral |
secondary or accessory |
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colon |
part of the large intestine |
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connective tissue |
tissue specializing in connection and support of body parts |
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copulatory |
pertaining to sexual intercourse |
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coronary |
regarding the heart |
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cranial |
pertaining to the space enclosed by the skull, houses the brain and pituitary gland |
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cutaneous |
relalting to the skin |
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deciduous |
falling out at the end of a stage |
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diastolic |
regarding to the relaxation of the heart muscle, allowing heart chambers to fill with blood |
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digestive |
regarding the conversion of food into chemical substances the body uses |
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duodenal |
pertaining to the duoderum |
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endocrine |
secreting internally, relating to endocrine glands |
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epidermal |
relating to the outer layer of skin |
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epithelial tissue |
tissue that protects lines, or invests body organs |
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excretory |
relating to the discharge of waste |
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exocrine |
external secretion of a gland |
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extremeties |
terminal protions; legs, feet, hooves, paws |
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fascial |
connective tissue membrane |
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genetic |
relating to biological heredity |
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esophagus |
tubular food passage betweenn the neck and stomach |
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intestinal |
pertaining to the large or small intestine |
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alimentary |
pertaining to food or nutrition |
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arterial |
pertaining to arteries or the blood in them |
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gloss/o |
tounge |
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gynec/o |
woman |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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hydr/o |
water |
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hem/o |
blood |
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chir/o |
hand |
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chol/o |
bile |
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chrondr/o |
cartilage |
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col/o |
lower intestine |
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colp/o |
vagina |
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hyster/o |
uterus, womb |
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ili/o |
flank, upper hip bone |
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irid/o |
iris of the eye |
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labi/o |
lip |
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lapar/o |
flank, abdominal wall |
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laryng/o |
windpipe, larynx |
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lip/o |
fat |
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mast/o |
breast |
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metr/o |
uterus |
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muscul/o |
muscle |
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myel/o |
marrow, spinal cord |
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my/o |
muscle |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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odont/o |
tooth |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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opt/o |
eye |
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orchid/o |
testes |
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oss/i |
bone |
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oste/o |
bone |
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ot/o |
ear |
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ov/i |
egg |
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pharyng/o |
pharynx |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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pleur/o |
rib, side of body |
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pneum/o |
lung, air |
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pod/o |
foot |
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poli/o |
gray matter |
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proct/o |
anus, rectum |
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psych/o |
mind |
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pulm/o |
lung |
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pyel/o |
pelvis |
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ren/i |
kidney |
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sacr/o |
sacrum |
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sangui- |
blood |
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sacr/o |
flesh |
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ser-o |
serum, blood |
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sial/o |
salivary glands |
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somat/o |
body |
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spondyl/o |
vertabrea |
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stomat/o |
mouth |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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throm/o |
blood cot, coagulation |
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trache/o |
windpie, trachea |
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trich/o |
hair |
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vas/o |
vessel |
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ven/o |
vein |
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ventr/o |
abdomen |
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cor/o |
pupil of eye |
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cortic/o |
cortex |
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cost/o |
rib |
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cyst/o |
bladder, cyst |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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dacry/o |
tears |
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ent/i |
tooth |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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dextr/o |
right side |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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enter/o |
intestine |
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fibr/o |
fibrous |
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ac |
agriculture canada |
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al |
artificial insemination |
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BHC |
benzene hexachloride |
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b.i.d |
twice a day |
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c |
celcius |
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Ca., circa |
about or approxiamatly |
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cal., C |
small calone |
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Cal., c |
large calone |
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CNS |
central nervous system |
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cu. |
cubic |
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dr. |
drams |
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EEG |
electroencephalogram |
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e.g. |
for example |
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EKG or ECG |
electrocardiogram |
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i.e. |
that is; in other words |
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I.M. |
intramuscular (ly) |
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I.P. |
intraperitoneally |
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I.U. |
internation unit (s) |
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mA |
milliampere (s) |
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mAs |
milliapere- seconds |
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ME |
metablozie energy |
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M.L.D. |
minimum lethal dose |
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LD50 |
amount lethal for 50% of the test group |
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min. |
minutes |
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N.B. |
note well |
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NF |
national formulary |
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NRC |
national research cousil |
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p. |
page |
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pp. |
pages |
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ppb |
parts per billion |
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ppm |
parts per million |
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pt |
pints |
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q.i.d |
four times a day |
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q.s. ad |
quantity sufficent to make |
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q.v. |
which see |
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R |
retgen (xray) |
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RPM |
revolutions per minute |
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sec |
seconds |
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sm.an |
small animal |
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sp. |
species |
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stat. q |
immediatly |
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subcut. |
subcutaneously |
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tbsp. |
tablespoon |
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TDN |
total digestible nutrients |
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t.i.d. |
three times a day |
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tsp |
teaspoon |
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u. |
units |
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u.s.d.a. |
united states department of agriculture |
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u.s.p. |
united states pharmacopeia |
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viz |
namely |
|
um |
micron 1/1000 milliimeter |
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inahalator |
device that administers medical vapr |
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kymograph |
instrument that measures and records pulse-pressure variations |
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lancet |
wide, two-edged, pointed surgical knife |
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ligature |
nylon wire;orcatgut tied around structures to prevent bleeding |
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local anesthisia |
anesthesia used to numb a specific area without causing loss of conciousness |
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nebulizer |
device that applies a fine mist |
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opthalmoscope |
instrument that directs fine beams of light into eye to examine its interior |
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probe |
thin, flexible, metal rod with a blunt end, used to explore cavities and wounds |
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proctoscope |
hollow tube-shaped instrument for inspection of rectum |
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respirator |
device inflating lungs with mixture of oxygen and air to maintain respiration |
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cockerel |
male chicken younger than one year |
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cock |
male chicken older than one year |
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cob |
male swan |
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clutch |
group of eggs laid at once by a bird |
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chromosone |
bodies within a cell nucleus that store genetic information |
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chick |
young bird, espcially a chicken |
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capon |
neuterd roosters |
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calf |
brovine younger than one year |
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bullock |
casterated bull or steer |
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bull |
male of various mammels, especially cattle |
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buck |
male deer, goat, rabbit,or kangaroo |
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broody |
hen sitting on eggs |
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brood |
offspring from one hatching of birds eggs |
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polyestrous |
having more than one estrous period per year |
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pen |
female swan |
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ovoviviparous |
animals whos eggs develop within the mothers oviduct |
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oviparous |
animals whos eggs develop outside the mothers body |
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nuptial plumage |
brillinat mating season plumage exhibited by some birds, usually males |
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nest |
strucutre made or place chosen for breeding or laying eggs |
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nanny goat |
female goat |
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monestrous |
having one estrus per year |
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mare |
female horse 4 years of older |
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lamb |
young sheep |
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kid |
young goat |
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jenny |
female donkey |
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jack |
male donkey ; jackass |
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inguinal hernia |
protrusion of tissue through inguinal canals of males |
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hereditary |
transmissible from parent to offspring; geneticall determined |
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aa |
equal parts |
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base-10 mathematics |
the metric system forms new units with prefixes denoting mulitplication or division by 10 |
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milligram (mg) |
1/1000 gram |
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centigram (cg) |
1/100 gram |
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kilogram (kg) |
1000 grams (2.2046) |
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gram (g,gm) |
weight (0.035) |
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milliliter (ml) |
1/000 liter |
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liter (l) |
capacity (1.057 liquid quarts) |
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cubic centimeter (cc,cu,cm,cm3) |
volume (0.061 cubic inch) |
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milimeter (mm) |
1/000 meter (0.039 inch) |
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centimeter (cm) |
1/100 meter (0.039 inch) |
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meter (m) |
length 39.37 inches |
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vaccine |
artificail immunization agent |
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zoonosis |
disease of animals that can transmitted to humans |
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toxoplasmosis |
a contagious disease of all species caused by toxoplasma gondii |
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toxic |
poisonous |
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tetnus |
acute infectious disease usually introduceed through a wound |
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symptom |
indiciation of the presence of disease |
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surgery |
operative or manual procedure to correct a health condition |
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superficial |
near the surface |
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specimen |
small amount of a body fluid used in laboratory tests |
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sedative |
tranqulizing drug |
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serology |
tests using blood serum |
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rupture |
tearing or breaking apart of tissue |
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reduction |
returning of broken bones to correct position |
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rabies |
acute infectious viral disease of the central nervous system |
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pyelonephritis |
inflammation of the kidney and pelvis caused by bacterial infection |
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polyunia |
excessive urination |
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polyphagia |
excessive appetite |
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polydipsia |
excessive thirst |
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pneumothorax |
air in the pleural cavity |
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pneumonic pasteurellosis |
infection of the lungs; found in cattle |
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phenyibutazone |
reaction to the anti-inflammatory analgesis phenylbutazone toxicity |
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pathology |
the structural and functional signs of disease, or study of its essetnial nature |
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parasite |
organism living on or in another organism |
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parainfluenza |
viral infection of the repiratory tract;part of routine drug vaccination |
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palpate |
examine by touch |
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neutralize |
counteract the effect of |
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mastitis |
inflammation of the breast |
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malignant catarrhal fever |
mucous membrane inflammation;common in cattle |
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lymphosarcoma |
malignant lymph tumor tending to spread freely; common in cattle |
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luxation |
dislocation |
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leukemia |
disease of the white blood cells |
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leptospirosis |
infectious canine disease; part of routine drug vaccinations |
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immunity |
ability to resist disease |
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hypothyroidism |
deficient activity of the thyroid gland |
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hypnotic |
trancelike state produced without drugs; a drug that casues a hypnotic state |
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hypertrophy |
exaggerated growth |
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hyperthyroidism |
excessive funtion of the thyroid gland |
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hydrothroax |
excess fluid in the lining of the lungs |
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herpes virus |
inflammatory virus that reproduces in the cell nucleus |
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hepatitis |
inflammation of the liver |
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hemophilia |
condition of delayed blood clotting |
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hematocrit |
laboratory procedure to determine the percentage of red blood cells in the blood |
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heimlich maneuver |
procedure to remove obstruction from the windpiep of a choking victim |
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halotosis |
bad breath |
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gastroenteritis |
inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines |
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fracture |
breaking bone; rupture |
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feline urolithiasis |
condition in cats; caused by mineral deposits in the urniary tract |
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feline panleukopenia |
viral leukemia of cats, usually fatal |
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feline infectious |
infectiopus inflammation of the peritoneum of cats peritonitits |
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exogenous |
originatiing from outside the organsism |
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epiphysis |
parts of the bone where growth occurs; often a breakage site in young animals |
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enzootic pneumonia |
infection of the lungs found in specific kinds of animals |
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endotrcheal |
placemtn of a tube through the teachea intubation |
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endogenous |
originatin from within the organism |
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docking |
cosmetic surgical removal of a portion of a dogs tail |
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dissociative agent |
anesthetic that chemically disslocates (seperate out) perception of pain |
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disinfectant |
agent that destroys infection |
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diabetes mellitus |
diabetic condtion casued by an inadequate supply of insuline |
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diabetes insipidus |
diabetic condtion caused by pituitary disorder |
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cystitis |
inflammation of the bladder |
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cropping |
cosmetic surgical removal of large portion of a dogs ear |
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cortisone |
anti-inflammatory hormone |
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convulsion |
uncontrolled, violent muscle contractions |
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compress |
folded cloth or pathc applied so as to press on a body part |
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coma |
state of deep unconciousness |
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colic |
acute abdominal oain; common in horses |
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coagulant |
agent that prodduces blood clotting |
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caridomyopathy |
chronic disorder of the heart; common in dogs |
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canine parvovirus |
virus that causes a deadly disease in dogs |
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canine distemper |
viral disease of dogs; marked by fever and respiratory problems |
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brucellosis |
an infection caused by brucella bacteria |
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biopsy |
removal and examnation of tissues for diagnosis |
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bacteria |
microscopic plants, often parasitic and disease causing |
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avulsion |
detacthment or tearing away of a body part |
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s=atrophic rhinistis |
wasting away of mucous membranes or glands |
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aseptic technique |
procedure for preventing infection |
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artificial respiration |
rhythmic forcing of air into lungs |
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arthritis |
joint inflammation |
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apnea |
periodic sensation of breathing |
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antivenin |
substance that counteracts the toxicity of venom |
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antiseptic |
clean; preventing the growth of microorganisms |
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antigen |
substance that stimulates the bodys immune system |
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dys- |
pain, bad |
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hemi |
half |
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hexa |
six |
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erythro- |
red |
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hyper- |
excessive, above |
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hypo- |
below, deficent |
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leuko- |
white |
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macro- |
large |
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an- |
no, not, without |
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com- |
with, together |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-pathy |
disease |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-oma |
tumor or mass |
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-ia |
condition or disease |
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-ectomy |
surgical removal |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-osis |
abnormal conditon |
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-algia |
pain |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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biology |
the study of living organisms anf like processes |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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ur/o |
urine |
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urin/o |
urine |
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urethro/o |
urethra |
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uter/o |
womb, uterus |
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cardiac |
pertaining to the heart |
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dental |
pertaining to the teeth or dentistry |
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digital |
pertaining to fingers or toes |
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fecal |
pertaining to feces (stool or excermant) |
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genital |
pertaining to the reproductive organs |
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hormonal |
relating to hormones |
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nerve tissue |
tissue that carries nerve impulses |
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nervous |
pertaining to nerves |
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urinary |
pertaining to the system of urine secretion |
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dent/o |
teeth |
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-opsy |
view, vision |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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gerent/o |
old age |
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gynec/o |
female |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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opthalm/o |
eye |
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opt/o |
eye |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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psych/o |
mind |
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de- |
down, lack of |
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deci- |
one-tenth |
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ana- |
up , apart |
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brady- |
deficent, under |
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co- |
with, together |
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dia- |
through, between, aprt, across, completely |
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auto- |
self |
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chromo- |
color |
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bi- |
two |
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chloro- |
green |
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anti- |
against |
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cyano- |
blue |
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di- |
two |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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heat |
estrus condtion |
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genetalia |
part of the reproductive anatomy |
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doe |
adult female deer or goat |
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colostrum |
protien and antibdy rish milk secreted by the mother after giving birth |
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cesarean section |
removal of unborn young by surgical incision into the uterus |
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castration |
removal of the testicals; neurtering of a male animal |
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breed (verb) |
to supervise the sexual proagation of animals |
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breed |
group of related animals similar enough to produce similar offspring |
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bitch |
female dog |
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abortion |
premature expulsion of a fetus, either by nature or intent |
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afterbirth |
placenta and fetal membranes expelled from uterus in parturtion |
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xray machine |
device that emits radiation and takes diagnostic radiographg photos |
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topical anesthesia |
applied to skin to "numb" a surface area |
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regional anesthesia |
anesthesis applied to a limb or an entire section of the body |
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inhalent anesthesia |
anethesia administered by inhaling |
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forceps |
any various instruments used to grasp and pull objects |
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drain tube |
tube used to drain fulid from inside body |
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drain |
tube or wick used to drain fluid from body cavity to surface |
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catheter |
tube inserted into narrow opening for removal or introduction of fluids |
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pedal |
the foot |
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extremeties |
limbs |
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digital |
fingers or toes |
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axillary |
the armpit area (front leg) |
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anal |
the region of the anus |
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ur/o |
urine |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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external |
occuring on the outside |
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enema |
injection of liquid through the anus to empty the intestine |
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emesis |
regurgitation (vomiting) |
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dyspnea |
difficulty breathing |
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constipation |
infrequent, difficult passage of dry feces |
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catheterization |
introduction of a catheter into a body part |
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anemia |
red blood count deficiency |
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abraison |
irritation of skin or mucous membrane |
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vagina |
female passgae for copulation and birthing |
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-lysis |
seperation |
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-plegia |
parylsis |
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-centesis |
punture and aspiration |
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-rrhexis |
breaking open |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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umbilical cord |
vessel connecting the fetus to a placenta |
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spay |
to remove the ovaries and uterus; to neuter a female animal |
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pup |
young dog or seal |
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pregancy |
condition in which offspring develop in the female uterus |
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placenta |
organ within the gravia uterus expelled after birthing |
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piglet |
young pig |
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parturition |
process of giving birth |
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neuter |
removal of reproductive organs |
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neonate |
newborn animal |
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mongrel |
mixed-breed dog; mutt |
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misscarriage |
expulsion of underdeveloped fetus |
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mammary gland |
glands of female mammals that secrete milk affter parturtion |
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litter |
several offspring from one birth; espceially in mammels |
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kitten |
young cat |
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-rrhage |
bursting forth |
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-rrhea |
flow or discharge |
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-stomy |
opening |
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-lepsy |
seizure or attack |
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-genic |
producing, forming |
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-tomy |
incision, cutting |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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-ine |
pertaining to |
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-ical |
pertaining to |
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-ular |
pertaining to |
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0 |
degree |
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Lg. An |
large animal |
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I.V. |
interovenous(ly) |
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CPR |
cardiopulmonary resusitation |
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smear |
material spread on a slide for microscopic examination |
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radiology |
the use of radiant energy (xrays) in diagnosis and treatment |
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radiograpgh |
xray photograpgh |
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prolapse |
slipping of a body part from its usual postiton |
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lethargic |
sluggish |
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laceration |
wound produced by tearing, as opposed to cutting of body tissue |
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internal |
occuring on the inside |
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inhalent |
medication breathed in |
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-oid |
resembling |
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-plast |
cell, living substance |
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-vorous |
eating |
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-ella |
small |
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a- |
no, not, without |
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-iatric |
medical treatment |
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-ous |
characteristic of |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-iac |
pertaining to |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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-ial |
pertaining to |
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-ary |
pertaining to |
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-ar |
pertaining to |
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-eal |
pertaining to |
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anticoagulant |
substance that hinders blood clotting |
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antibody |
substance formed by the body to counteract antigens |
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antibiotic |
substance that destroys disease causing bacteria |
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whelp (verb) |
giving birth to , said especially of dogs |
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whelp (noun) |
the young of a dog |
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wether |
neutered ram or billy goat |
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vixen |
female fox |
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viviparous |
giving birth to live young developed in the ueterus |
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tom |
male cat or turkey |
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stud |
male horse used for breeding |
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steer |
neutered bull |
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stallion |
male horse |
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stag |
male deer |
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squab |
fedging pigeon |
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sow |
female pig |
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sire |
male parent of any quadruped, espcially a horse |
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shoat |
pig under 1 year old |
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rooster |
male chicken |
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ram |
male entire, sexually mature sheep (about 6 months of age or older) |
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queen |
mature entire female cat used for breeding |
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pullet |
female chicken younger than one year old |
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prepuce |
protective sheath covering the penis |
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pouch |
fold of skin for carrying young on abdomen of femal marsupial |
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heifer |
young cow |
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gravid |
pregnant; containing developing young |
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gosling |
young goose |
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gobbler |
male turkey |
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gilt |
young female pig |
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gestation period |
time between contreception and birth of an offspring |
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gene |
part of the chromosome carrying information |
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gelding |
neutered male horse |
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gander |
male goose |
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foal |
young or newborn horse |
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fledgling |
young bird just learning to fly |
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filly |
female hosre under 4 years old |
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fetus |
unborn developing animal |
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fertilization |
union of sperm and egg |
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ewe |
female sheep of breeding age |
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estrus |
time of reproductive cycle when the female is receptive to mating |
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entire |
unneutered |
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embryo |
undeveloped fetus; the young in an early stage of development |
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duckling |
young duck |
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drake |
male duck |
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dam |
female parent |
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cygnet |
young swan |
|
cur |
mixed-breed dog of value |
|
ow |
female of various large animals, espceially cattle |
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congenital |
condidtion at birth but not hereditary |
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colt |
male horse before maturity |
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boar |
male pig |
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billy goat |
male goat |
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rtificial insemination |
introduction of seman into the uterus by other than natural means |
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alter |
to neuter a male animal |
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albino |
genetic trait causing lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and of the eye irises |
|
xyster |
surgical instruments for scraping bones |
|
wick |
thin, absorbant thread inserted into body caity for drainage |
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syringe |
pistion in tube attatched to hollow needle |
|
surgical staple |
device used to close surgical opening without sutures |
|
surgical sponge |
soft, sterile material that abosrbs blood and body fluids during surgery |
|
surgical needle |
surgical suture |
|
stitches |
sterile thread used to close a wound or surgical opening; suture |
|
stethoscope |
diaphragm connected to earpices uses to listen to sounds within the body |
|
spirograph |
instrument used to record tracing of respiratory movements |
|
sphygmograph |
instrument for measuring and recording aterial pulse |
|
speculum |
instrument that holds open a cavity, especially a vagin or ear for inspection |
|
respirometer |
device used to measure extent of respiration |
|
resuscitator |
artificail respiration device that forces oxygen into lungs |
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retractor |
instrument that draws aside edges of skin or tissue to expose operational site |
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scope |
flexible fiber-optic instrument for inspection of body interior |
|
snare |
wire noose used for surgical removal of tumors or polyps by the roots |
|
sound |
rod-like instrument with curved end, used to explore or dialte body structures |