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What is the correct term for blood in the urine?
Hematuria
What is the correct term for an increased leukocyte count not due to cancer?
Leukocytosis
What is the correct term for sticking a needle into a lymph node and aspirating cells for examination?
Lymphocentesis
What is the correct term for an instrument used to examine ears?
Otoscope
What term means fever?
Pyrexia
What is the term for an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord?
Encephalomyelitis
What is the term that refers to a benign black tumor?
Melanoma
What is the name of the device used to count blood cells?
Hemocytometer
A dog's spleen is enlarged. What is the correct term for this condition?
Splenomegaly
What is the correct term for a radiograph taken with air in the urinary bladder?
Pneumocystogram
What is the term for surgically creating a new opening into the urethra?
Urethrostomy
What is the correct term for heart muscle disease?
Cardiomyopathy
Sometimes lymph nodes enlarge because of an increase number of cells. What is the term for overdevelopment bc of an increase in number of cells?
Hyperplasia
What term refers to an inflammation of the kidney?
Nephritis
What structure is inflammed in a keratitis?
Cornea
A dog is born with a soft, swollen area over the anterior cranium. The Vet. suspects "water on the brain." What is the correct med term for this condition?
Hydrocephalus
Which of the following cells is normally found in the red bone marrow?
Myelocyte. It is an immature granulocyte white blood cell normally found in the bone marrow.
What's the term for a blood clot that travels though the circulation?
Thromboembolus.
What term literally means the "study of no feeling"?
Anesthesiology
A collie is born with eyes smaller than normal. What is this called?
Microphthalmia
A cataract is found in what structure?
Lens of the eye
What is the term for a malignant bone tumor?
Osteosarcoma
What is the term for which a sterile needle is inserted into the chest & fluid is withdrawn into a syringe?
Thoracocentesis
A dog has had a cast on his leg for 5 weeks. When the cast is removed, the muscles on the affected left are smaller than on the other leg. What's the term used to describe this condition?
Muscular Atrophy
Which of the following terms refers to a white blood cell count below normal?
Leukopenia
A ball is being removed from a dogs stomach. What is the name of this surgical procedure?
Gastrotomy.
What is the correct term for a drug administered to relieve pain?
Analgesic
The Vet aspirates pus from the chest of a cat. What is the term for this condition?
Pyothorax
What term refers to a benign fatty tumor?
Lipoma
What is an electrocardiogram?
An electrical recording of the heart.
A cat is exhibiting anisocoria. What is occurring?
The cats pupils are different sizes. It's often seen after severe head trauma.
The granules in the cytoplasm of an eosinophil are?
Purple
To torse means?
Twist
The word part that means long is?
Dolicho
The word part that means growth is?
Trophy
The word part that means Middle is?
Meso
The word part that means short is?
Brachy
Inflammation of the salivary glands is?
Sialoadenitis
A salivary cyst is?
Sialocele
Suppression of the flow of saliva is?
Sialoschesis
An agent that induces salivation is a?
Sialogen
Difficulty standing is?
Ataxia
Difficulty swallowing is?
Dysphagia
Difficulty defecating is?
Dyschezia
A displaced or malpositioned organ is referred to as?
Ectopic
An eyelid that is turning outward is described as an?
Ectopion
Blood under the skin produced by ruptured blood vessels in the area is known as?
Ecchymosis
A nose-bleed is also known as an?
Epistaxis
Accumulation of water in the thorax is known as?
Hydrothorax
Accumulation of fatty fluid in the thorax is known as?
Chylothorax
Accumulation of purulent fluid in the thorax is known as?
Pyothorax
Accumulation of air in the thorax is known as?
Pneumothorax
Inflammation of the lacrimal gland is?
Dacryoadenitis
A tumor of the lacrimal gland would be identified as a?
Dacryoma
A painful lacrimal gland is described as?
Dacryoadenalgia
Prolaspe of the lacrimal gland is described as?
Dacryocystoptosis
The term marsupialization refers to?
Creation of opening from a cyst to the body surface.
Retinomalacia refers to?
Softening of the retina.
Tenesmus refers to?
Straining to defecate
Steatorrhea refers to?
Fat in the stool
Coprophagia refers to
Ingesting feces
Epiphora refers to?
Excessive tear flow
Hyperesthetic animals are?
Abnormally sensitive to stimuli.
Hypernatremia refers to a/an?
Excessive amount of sodium in the blood.
A condition in which voluntary muscular movements overreach the intended goal is?
Hypermetria
Mastication refers to the process of?
Chewing
A meatus is?
An opening or passage
Prehension refers to?
Grasping
Atelectasis results in a/an?
Collasped lung.
Oliguria refers to?
Small amount of urination
The term that means itching is?
Pruritus
The term myositis refers to?
Inflammation of the muscle
The endosteum is found on?
The interior surfaces of bones
The term that refers to an excision or surgical removal of the kidney is?
Nephrectomy
The surgical removal of a retained testicle is called?
Orchidectomy
The term that refers to surgically creating a new opening in the intestines and connecting it to the outside of the body or to another hollow organ is?
Enterostomy
The term that refers to making an incision through the abdominal wall is?
Laparotomy
The term that refers to making an incision through the abdominal wall is?
Laparotomy
The procedure used to achieve surgical fixation of the true stomach compartment of a cow is?
Abomasopexy
The term that refers to an animal infected with yeast of the family Candida is?
Candidiasis
Dilatation, expansion, or distention of the lungs results in?
Emphysema
The combining form related to the oviducts?
Salpingo
The junction where the ribs join the cartilage from the sternum is?
Costochondral
The surgical procedure that involves cutting the eardrum to drain exudate is a?
Myringotomy`
The medical term for declawing is?
Onychectomy
Any localized, abnormal change in tissue structure is called a?
Lesion
A disease of the vertebrae or the spinal column is called a/an?
Spondylosis
The condition of being bent, looped, or fused is?
Ankylosis
The procedure used to destroy a stone or calculus is?
Lithotripsy
The term used to describe pathologic hardening of the arteries is?
Arteriosclerosis
The term used to describe enlargement of the liver is?
Hepatomegaly
The term that means "abnormal growth" is?
Dysplasia
A plane parallel to the median plane is?
Sagittal
The surface of the tooth closest to the tongue is?
Lingual
The foot is ____ relative to the knee?
Distal
The skeleton of a limb is part of the _____ skeleton?
Appendicular
Where is the submandibular lymph node found?
Under the jaw