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Worksheet 8
Vet 100
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthralgia (arthr/algia) | joint/pain, pertaining to joint pain |
| atonic (a/ton/ic) | without/tone/pertaining to, without tone, relaxed |
| atrophy (a/trophy) | without/nourishment, decreased development or growth |
| carpus | wrist |
| costal (cost/al) | rib/pertaining to, pertaining to the rib |
| crepitation (crepit/a/tion) | rattle/condition of, noise made from bone rubbing against bone |
| cruciate | cross-like shape, ligament in the knee which provides stability |
| dewclaw | first digit (thumb) on the foot which can be loosely attached |
| digit | finger or toe |
| dysplasia (dys/plas/ia) | difficult/molding/pertaining to, poor conformation |
| hock | ankle |
| hypertrophy (hyper/trophy) | increased/nourishment, increased development or growth |
| luxation | displacement |
| onychectomy (onych/ectomy) | finger nail/surgical removal of, declawing |
| ostectomy (oste/ectomy) | bone/surgical removal of, surgical removal of a bone |
| osteoarthritis (osteo/arthr/itis) | bone/joint/inflammation of, inflammation of the bone & joint |
| osteomyelitis (osteo/myel/itis) | bone/marrow/inflammation of, inflammation of the bone & marrow |
| osteosarcoma (osteo/sarc/oma) | bone/tissue/tumor, malignant tumor of the bone tissue |
| panosteitis (pan/oste/itis) | entire/bone/inflammation, inflammation of the entire bone |
| patella | knee cap |
| polydactyl (poly/dactyl) | many/digits, unusual increased # of toes |
| stifle | knee joint |
| tarsus | ankle joint |
| tetany (tetan/y) | convulsive tension/process of, extreme muscle spasms |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| CHD | canine hip dysplasia |
| Fx | fracture |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IVDD | intervertebral disc disease |
| MS | musculoskeletal (system) |
| NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OFA | Orthopedic Foundation for Animals |
| RADS | radiographs |
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kylee.chapin
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