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Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 2

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Term
Definition
plane   show
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positional terms   show
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caudal   show
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show refers to the belly or underside of a body or body part  
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show the caudal surface of the manus (front paw) including the carpus  
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show away from the midline  
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proximal   show
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show the caudal surface of the pes (rear paw) including the tarsus  
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deep   show
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show toward the midline  
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cephalic   show
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distal   show
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show near the surface  
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show nose end of the head  
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show toward the head  
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dorsal   show
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midsaggital plane   show
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sagittal plane   show
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show plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts  
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show plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal parts  
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show uterus  
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show uterus  
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show uterus  
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metri/o   show
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show ovaries  
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show ovaries  
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dermat/o   show
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show skin  
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derm/o   show
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show sight  
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show ears  
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aud/i   show
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aur/i   show
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show external ear  
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show sound  
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acous/o   show
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adren/o   show
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orch/o   show
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orchi/o   show
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testicul/o   show
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show gonads  
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pineal/o   show
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pituit/o   show
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thyroid/o   show
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show thyroid  
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show nerves  
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neur/i   show
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ocul/o   show
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opti/i   show
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opt/o   show
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show spinal cord  
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show brain  
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endocrine glands   show
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show groups of cells that secrete their chemical substances into ducts that lead out of the body or to another organ  
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organ   show
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hist/o   show
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show group of specialized cells that is similar in structure and function  
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show the study of the structure, composition, and function of tissue  
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show any inherited disease or condition caused by defective genes  
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show denotes something that is present at birth  
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anomaly   show
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dorsal recumbency   show
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ventral recumbency   show
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show lying on the left side  
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right lateral recumbency   show
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show study of cells  
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retroperitoneal   show
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show movement toward the midline  
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show movement away from the midline  
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cyt/o   show
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show inflammation of the peritoneum  
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show layer of the pertoneum that suspends parts of the intestine in the abdominal cavity  
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show change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other  
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show lack of development of an organ or a tissue or a cell  
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show suffix used to describe formation, development, and growth in the number of cells in an organ or tissue  
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show suffix that means formation, development, and growth in the size of an organ or a tissue or individual cells.  
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dysplasia   show
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show abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement in an organ or a tissue  
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show incomplete or less than normal development of an organ or a tissue ora a cell  
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show abnormal new growth of tissue in which multiplication of cells is uncontrolled, more rapid than normal, and progressive  
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show not recurring  
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malignant   show
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-oma   show
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show decrease in size or complete wasting of an organ or tissue or cell  
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show defective growth in the size of an organ or tissue or cell  
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show increase in the size of an organ or tissue or cell  
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show combining form for fat  
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show covers internal and external body surfaces and is made up of tightly packed cells in a variety of arrangements  
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body cavity   show
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cranial cavity   show
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show hollow space that contains the spinal cord within the spinal column  
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peritoneal cavity   show
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show hollow space that contains the major organs of digestion located between the diaphragm and pelvic cavity  
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thoracic cavity   show
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show hollow space that contains the reproductive and some excretory systems organs bounded by the pelvic bones  
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show how teeth are arranged in the mouth  
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physi/o   show
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show combining form meaning disease  
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eti/o   show
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show specialist  
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show combining form for heart  
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show aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue  
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show the tooth surface of the maxilla that faces the tongue  
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show aspect of the tooth that faces the cheek  
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show aspects of the teeth that meet when the animal chews  
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labial surface   show
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contact surface   show
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mesial contact surface   show
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show one furthest from the midline of the dental arcade  
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anatomy   show
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