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Anatomical terms
302.1 Vet nursing anatomical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A- | Without/not |
| Anti- | Working against |
| Ante- | Before |
| Pre- | Before |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Cyto- | A cell |
| Dys- | Difficulty; impaired |
| Endo- | Within |
| Hyper- | Higher |
| Epi- | Upon; outside of |
| Eryth(ro)- | Red blood cell |
| Hypo- | Lower |
| Peri- | Around |
| Poly- | Many |
| Post- | After |
| Pyo- | Pus |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| -aemia | Relating to blood |
| -cyte | A cell |
| -ectomy | Cutting out; removal |
| -genic | Causing |
| -ia -iasis | Condition; state |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -oma | Tumour; neoplasm |
| -osis | Disease order or state |
| -ostomy | Surgical opening |
| Arthr(o) | Joint |
| Cardi(o) | Heart |
| Chondr(o) | Cartilage |
| Cyst(o) | Bladder |
| Derm(ato) | Skin |
| Gloss(o) | Tongue |
| Lingual | Tongue |
| Haem(ato/o) | Blood |
| Hist(io/o) | Tissue |
| Hepat(o) | Liver |
| Mamm(o) | Mammary |
| Mast(o) | Mammary |
| Metr(a/o) | Uterus |
| My(o) | Muscle |
| Neur(o) | Nerves |
| Opthalm(o) | Eyes |
| Orchi(d) | Testes |
| Oste(o) | Bone |
| Pneum(o) | Lungs |
| -pnoea | Breathing |
| Ren- | Kidney |
| Rhin(o) | Nose |
| Trich(o) | Hair |
| Vas(o) | Vessel; duct |
| Nephr(o) | Kidney |
| Caudal | Tail (towards the rear of the animal) |
| Cranial | Head (towards the front of the animal) |
| Dorsal | Back (towards the vertebral column of the animal and the corresponding surfaces on the head, neck and tail) |
| Ventral | Belly (towards the belly or lowermost surface of the body) |
| Rostral | Only used on the head, towards the nose. |
| Medial | Towards the middle of the animal/limb |
| Lateral | Towards the side of the animal/limb |
| Palmar | Underside of the front foot |
| Plantar | Underside of the back foot |
| Proximal | Towards the body |
| Distal | Away from the body |
| Deep | Near the core of the animal |
| Superficial | Near the outside of the animal |
| Ipsolateral | On the same side |
| Contralateral | On the opposite side |
| Dorsal plane | Runs parallel to the back of the animal |
| Transverse plane | Perpendicular to the long axis of the animal (divides into cranial and caudal) |
| Median / mid-sagittal plane | Divides the body into equal left and right parts |
| Sagittal / Paramedian plane | Any line parallel to the median plane |
| Flexion | Bending (decreasing angle of the joint) |
| Extension | Straightening (increasing the angle of the joint) |
| Abduction | Moving limb distal to joint away from body |
| Adduction | Moving limb distal to joint towards body |
| Rotation | Movement shown by pivot joint |
| Circumduction | Moving one end of a long bone in a circular motion (not a twist) |
| Gliding/sliding | Flat surfaces moving across each other |
| Protraction | Lengthening the limb |
| Retraction | Shortening the limb |
| Ecto- | Outside |
| Extra- | Outside/beyond |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Infra- | Below |
| Inter- | Between/among |
| Intra- | Within |
| Neo- | New |
| Retro- | Backward/behind |
| Semi- | Part/half |
| Sub- | Under |
| Super- | Above |
| Supra- | Above |
| Trans- | Across/over |
| Ultra- | Beyond |
| -algia | Pain |
| -centesis | Puncture to draw out fluid |
| -emisis | Vomit |
| -logy | Study |
| -penia | Deficiency/lack of |
| -pexy | Fixation/surgical repair |
| -phobia | Fear of |
| -plasia | Formation/development |
| -phone | Sound |
| -phagia | Swallowing/eating |
| -stomy | Artificial opening/mouth |
| -tomy | Cut into |
| -rrhoea | Flow |
| Ot(o) | Ear |
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