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vn terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dorsal | Nearer the back of the animal |
| Ventral | Nearer the belly of the animal |
| Cranial (or anterior) | Nearer to the skull |
| caudal ( or posterior) | near the tail |
| proximal | closer to the body (only used for structures or limbs) |
| distal | further from the boy (only used for structures and limbs) |
| medial | near the middle |
| lateral | further from the midline |
| Ipsilateral | on the same side |
| Contralateral | on the opposite side |
| Rostral | towards the muzzle |
| Palmar | The "walking" surface of the front paw |
| Plantar | The "walking" surface of the hind paw |
| Superficial | Near the outside of the animal |
| Deep | Near the centre of the animal |
| median/ mid-sagittal plane | a line which divides the body into left and right halves |
| sagittal/paramedian plane | any line parallel to the median plane |
| dorsal plane | parallel to the back of the animal |
| traverse plane | perpendicular to the long axis of the animal |
| Polydipsia | drinking more water |
| Polyuria | peeing more |
| Dyschezia | pain on passing faeces |
| Coprophagia | eating faeces |
| Bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| Apnia | not breathing |
| Epistaxis | nose bleed |
| disease that attacks heart muscles | Myocarditis |
| heart and blood vessels | Cardiovascular |
| abnormal air/ gas in the pleural space (cavity) | Pneumothorax |
| inflammation of the kidneys | Nephritis |
| the surgical removal of part of the intestine | Enterectomy |
| deises of the stomach | Gastropathy |
| 7bladder stone disorder | Cystolithiasis |
| pus in the uterus | pyometra |
| painful or difficult urination | dysuria |
| inflammation of the bone or bone marrow | osteomyelitis |
| period before birth | antenatal |
| joint inflamation | arthritis |
| inflammation of the joint of the backbone | spondylitis |
| inflammation of the membranes of the brain and the adjonining cerebral tissue | Meningoencephalitis |
| growth of a tumour of the nervous tissue | neuroma |
| inflammation of the eye | conjunctivitis |
| involuntary tight closure of the eyelids | Blepharospasm |
| inflammation of the ears | Otitis |
| inflammation of the gums | Gingivitis |
| abnormal rapid breathing | tachypnoea |
| shortness of breath when lying on side | tepopnea |
| excessive inward curvature of the spine | Lordosis |
| the eating or chewing of bones by herbivorous animals (as cattle) craving phosphorus | Osteophagia |
| an uncommon medical condition where the fore skin becomes trapped behind the gland penis | Paraphymosis |
| is shortness of breath which occurs when lying flat | Orthopnoea |
| a condition characterized by or resulting from inflammation and infection of the umbilical vein. | Omphalo-phlebitis |
| travous appitie | Pica |
| is normal, good, unlabored ventilation, sometimes known as quiet breathing or resting respiratory rate. In eupnea, expiration employs only the elastic recoil of the lungs. | Eupnoea |
| for inflammation of the umbilical cord stump in the neonatal newborn period, most commonly attributed to a bacterial infection. Typically immediately after an infant is born, the umbilical cord is cut with a small remnant (often referred to as the stump) | Omphalitis |
| BENDING THE LIMB BY DECREASING THE ANGLE OF THE JOINT | flexion |
| STRAIGHTENING THE LIMB BY INCREASING THE ANGLE OF THE JOINT | extension |
| MOVING THE LIMB DISTAL TO THE JOINT TOWARDS THE MID-LINE/BODY | adduction |
| MOVING THE LIMB DISTAL TO THE JOINT AWAY FROM THE MID-LINE/BODY | abduction |
| FLAT SURFACES MOVING OVER EACH OTHER (E.G. THE CARPUS) | gliding |
| MOVEMENT SHOWN BY A PIVOT JOINT | rotation |
| MOVING ONE END OF A BONE IN A CIRCULAR MOTION | CIRCUMDUCTION |
| LENGTHENING THE LIMB BY MOVING THE DISTAL LIMB AWAY FROM THE BODY | PROTRACTION |
| SHORTENING THE LIMB BY MOVING THE DISTAL LIMB TOWARDS THE BODY | RETRACTION |
| TURNING THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE PAW DOWNWARDS | SUPINATION |
| turning the surface f the paw upwards | PRONATION |
| CARDIA | heart |
| angio | vessel |
| vascul | blood vessel |
| ven | vein |
| phleb | vein |
| haem | blood |
| pneumo | lung |
| pnoea | breathing |
| thorac | chest |
| rhin | nose |
| laryng | larynx |
| trache | trachea |
| bronch | bronchi |
| OESOPHAG | oesophagus |
| gastr | stomach |
| enter | intestine |
| hepat | liver |
| pancrea | pancreas |
| lapar | flank |
| periton | PERITONEUM ( Wrapped around) |
| nephr | kidney |
| ur | urine |
| ureter | ureter |
| cyst | bladder |
| TESTICUL | TESTIS (Plural testes) |
| PROSTAT | prostate gland |
| ovar | ovary |
| ovum | egg |
| oo | egg |
| hyster | uterus |
| metr | uterus |
| OESTRUS | FEMALE SEXUAL IMPULSE |
| VAGINA | SHEATH |
| MAMMA | MILK GLAND |
| MASTOS | BREAST |
| NATAL | BIRTH |
| OSTE | bone |
| myel | marrow |
| chondr | cartilage |
| spondyl | vertebra |
| arthr | joint |
| nuer | nerve |
| cephal | head |
| encephal | brain |
| mening | membrane |
| plegia | paralysis |
| OPTHALM | eye |
| OCUL | eye |
| BLEPHAR | eyelid |
| CONJUNCTIV | CONJUNCTIVA |
| GLOSS | tongue |
| GINGIV | gum |
| derm | skin |
| kerat | horn |
| seb | sebum |
| Endo | inner/ within |
| peri | near,sound/ belong to |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| -logy | study of |
| electro | having electricity |
| -al | beloning to |
| -plasty | reconstructive surgery |
| -rrhage | excessive flow |
| tachy | fast |
| brady | slow |
| -cyte | cell |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| pheumo | presence of air or gas |
| -ian | relating to |
| Oestrus | Stage of oestrus cycle when female is receptive to male |
| poly | many |
| mono | one,single |
| pro | before |
| per | through |
| ante | before |
| para | Adjacent to |
| -osis | denoting a condition |
| brachy | short |
| Dolicho | long |
| Mesati | middle |
| Plegia | Root word for paralysis |
| tetra | four |
| hemi | half |
| -icle | diminutive, very small |
| -motor | movement |
| -spasm | Involuntary movement |
| -otomy | Surgical incision into |
| -ostomy | Surgical creation of opening into part of the body |
| Tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| Nephritis | inflammation of the kidneys |
| pyometra | pus in the uterus |
| colitis | inflammation of the colon |
| Bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| Dyspnoea | difficulty breathing |
| Cardiology | study of the heart |
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