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WCC misc terms
Stack #64776
| bad terms | definitions |
|---|---|
| AMA | Against Medical advice |
| DDx | diferential diagnosis |
| -genesis | producing |
| -tome | instrument used to cut "e-equipment" |
| -oma | tomor |
| aden/o | gland (adenistis) adenoma (tumor of the gland) |
| blephar/o | eyelid 1. Eyelid; eyelids: blepharospasm. 2. Cilium; flagellum: blepharoplast. 1. Eyelid; eyelids: blepharospasm. 2. Cilium; flagellum: blepharoplast. Noun 1. blepharism - condition in which a person blinks continuously |
| onych/o | nail-claw Onychectomy is the act of surgically removing the claws, most often of a household cat, though occasionally of other animals such as circus lions or dancing bears. This process involves amputating the entire distal phalanx, or end bone.declawin |
| cost/o | rib costalgia Pain in the ribs. |
| trich/o | hair Hair; thread; filament: trichocyst. |
| ile/o | small intestines |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| spondyl/o | spine |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| mast/o | mammary glands (mastectomy) |
| rhin/o | nasal |
| neuro | nerves |
| arter/o | arteries |
| sclerosis | abnormal hardining |
| osteo | bones |
| arthro/o | joints |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | condition |
| -ology | study of |
| AAHA | American Animal Hospital Association |
| ENT | ears nose throat |
| EENT | ears eyes nose throat |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CNS | central nevrous system |
| MM | mucous membrane |
| mm | millimeter |
| em- en- | within |
| im- in- | within into |
| intro | into |
| mes/o | middle |
| gnath | jaw |
| ophthalm/o | eyes |
| angi/o | vessels |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cyst/o | bladder or sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ut.dict | as said; as directed |
| CRT | capillary refill time |
| melan/o | black |
| erythr/o | red |
| cyan/o | blue |
| lip/o | fat |
| hyal/o | glassy |
| ele/o; ole/o | oil |
| ur/e; ur/ea, ur/eo... | urine |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sangui/o | blood |
| sebum | semi-fluid secretion of the sebaceous glands |
| heme | deep red O2 carrying non-protien component of blood |
| collagen | fibrous protein fibers, cartilage, tendons and connective tissue |
| cerumen | ear wax |
| serum | plasma without fibrogen |
| pus | loc w/in infected tissue; WBC, cellular debris, necrotic tissue |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| hct | hematocrit |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| -lith- | stone or calculus |
| -asis- | state or condition |
| chrom/o | color |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| hidr/o sudor | sweat |
| hem/a, hemat/o, hem/o | blood |
| galact/o, lact/o | milk |
| dacry/o, lacrim/a | tears |
| hydr/o | water hydrogen |
| xer/o | dry |
| stere/o | solid, firm, 3 dimensional |
| sinistr/o | left |
| scoli/o | crooked twisted |
| ple/o | multiple |
| platy | broad, flat |
| lutein | lipochrome from corpusuteum, fat cells and egg yolk |
| hormone | chemical transmitter, prod by cells of the body and trnsprtd by the bld stream |
| plasma | formative substance, fluid portion of blood |
| mucus | free slim of the MM |
| chyle | milky fluid taken up fromt he intestine during digestion |
| myocardium | thick middle layer of the heart wall |
| diastole | relaxation stage |
| antibody | protien formed to protect body from antigen |
| lymphocyte | cell that stains with basic dye |
| pulmonary valve | base of pulmonary artery AKA semilunar valve |
| hemolytic anemia | resulting from destruction of erythrocytes |
| hemothorax | accum of bld in the pleural cavity |
| epistatxis | nose bleed |
| hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | heart muscle Dx found in cats |
| myx/o | mucus |
| pale/o | old |
| orth/o | straight normal |
| macr/o | large long |
| lei/o | smooth |
| is/o | equal alike same |
| hom/eo, hom/o | similar same |
| heter/o | other dissimilar |
| glyc/o | glucose sweetness |
| dipl/o | pair double |
| cel/o, coel/o | cavity |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| salping/o | tube |
| rhod/o | red |
| chlor/o | green |
| alb- | white |
| endocardium | endothelial lining chambers of the heart |
| pericardium | external membranous saces covering the heart |
| antigen | sub that triggers formation of specific anitbodies |
| hemogram | written record of CBC |
| lymphosarcoma | malignant neoplasm of lymphoid tissue |
| thrombocytopenia | decrease in platelet ct |
| granulocytosis | large # of granulocytes in the bld |
| neutropenia | decrease of neutrophils in bld |
| hematoma | clotted bld, accum in tiss, organ or space due to blood vessal wall break |
| deficiency anemia | iron-deficiency |
| gli/o | glue |
| mening/o | membrane lining CNS |
| myring/o | ear drum |
| phren/i, phren/ico, phren/o | diaphram |
| caus, caut | burning |
| -ectas- | dialation |
| -flect-, flex- | bend |
| op/ia | vision |
| schist/o, schiz/o | cleft or dividided |
| spasm/o | involuntary |
| troph/o | nurishment, dev of growth |
| ankyl/o | bend or stiff |
| gen/o | formation |
| brachy | short |
| brev/i | short |
| dextr/o | right side |
| lept/o | thin |
| ung | ointment |
| capit/o | head |
| cheil/o, chil/o | lip |
| faci/o | face |
| irid/o | iris |
| om/o | shoulder |
| omphal/o | umbilicus |
| papill/o | nipple like |
| phall/o | penis |
| somat/o, somatic/o | body |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cerebell/o | cerabelum |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| copl/o | vagina |
| encephal/o | brain |
| BUN | blood uria nitrogen |
| CO 2 | carbon dioxide |
| CO | carbon monoxide |
| CSF | cerebreal spinal fluid |
| diff | differential |
| ED | effective dose |
| ED 50 | median effectiv dose |
| pre- | before |
| re- | again anew |
| retro | backward back |
| sub | below beneath |
| super, supra | above or over |
| sym-, syn | together, united, similar |
| ultra- | beyond |
| rrhaphy | surgical suture |
| tel/e, /o | distant end |
| poikil/o | irregular variable |
| olig/o | few |
| necr/o | death |
| meg/a, meg/alo, meg/aly | large |
| dolich/o | long |
| -statsis | maintenance of |
| stern/o | sternum breastbone |
| GDV | gastric dilation volvolus (bloat0 |
| hb, hgb | hemoglobin |
| OFA | Orthopedic Foud for animals |
| PU/PD | polyuria polydypsia |
| PP | Plasma protein |
| pan- | all or entire |
| per- | through |
| trans- | across through beyond |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | multiplicity many |
| semi- | one half partly |
| later/o | side |
| bronch/i, o | bronchus bronchial tube |
| bio- | life living |
| path, pathy | disease |
| -phage | eating |
| -phil | having strong preference for |
| lith/o | stone |
| amyl/o | starch |
| adip/o | fat |
| dv | diarrhea vomiting |
| D/V | dorsal Ventral |
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