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Module 6 Vet term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acidosis | excessive acidity of body fluids |
| alkalosis | The buildup of excess base (lack of acids) in the body fluids. |
| auscult, auscultation | the act of listening to body sounds and usually involves the use of a stethoscope |
| Bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cytology | study of cells |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -cide, -cidal | death, killing, or destroying |
| -desis | surgical fixation of a bone or joint or to bind |
| -dynia | pain |
| eti/o | to cause |
| -ectomy | surgical removal or excision |
| -emia | blood or blood condition |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph, -graphy | instrument for recording, process of recording |
| genetic | relating to genes or heredity |
| hereditary | Passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histology | study of tissues |
| -ia | state or condition |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -iasis | condition or abnormal condition |
| -ism | condition or disorder |
| -itis | inflammation |
| iatrogenic | produced by a physician (the unexpected results from a treatment prescribed by a physician) |
| icterus, icteric | referring to jaundice; yellow skin, sclerae or mucous membranes; |
| idiopathic | pertaining to disease of unknown origin |
| -logy, -logist | study of, specialist |
| -lite, -lith, lithiasis | stone or calculus, presence of stones |
| -lysis, -lytic | breakdown, destruction or separation. to reduce or destroy |
| micr/o | small |
| myc/o | fungus |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | large or enlargement |
| -meter | measuring device |
| necr/o | death |
| onc/o | tumor |
| -ologist, -ology | specialist, study of |
| -oma | tumor, mass or neoplasm |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pathy, -pathic | disease |
| -penia | deficiency or reduction in number |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phage, -phagia, -phagy | to eat; devour; swallowing |
| -philia | attraction for or increase in numbers |
| -phyte | plant |
| -plasia | formation, development, or growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| palpate, palpation | touch or feel |
| path/o | disease |
| pathology | study of disease |
| pathophysiology | the study of how disease processes affect the function of the body |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhagia, -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -sclerosis | abnormal dryness or hardness |
| -scope, -scopy, -scopic | instrument, pertaining, or process of examination |
| -sis | state, condition |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary contraction or tightening |
| -stenosis | narrowing, or stricture of a duct or canal |
| -stomy | new opening |
| sequela, sequelae | a condition occurring as a consequence of a given illness or disease |
| stethoscope | a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body |
| tox/o, toxic/o | poison |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tome, -tomy | instrument to cut, cutting or incision |
| -uresis | urination |
| -uria | urination or urine |
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