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vet med terminology

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Term
Definition
-crine   to secrete  
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Aden/o   gland  
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Gonad/o   gamete-producing gland  
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-tropic   affinity for  
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Lute/o   yellow  
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Lact/o   milk  
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Supra-   above  
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Para-   around  
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Ad-   towards  
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Mellit/o   honey  
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Hyperadrenocorticism   Cushing's  
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Episotomy   cut made to the peritoneum to enlarge the vaginal opening before delivery  
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Pyometra   pus in the uterus  
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Orchitis   inflammation of the testes  
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Metritis   inflammation of the Uterus  
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Part/o   giving birth  
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Gravid/o   pregnant  
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-para   bear  
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Vivi   live  
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Colp/o   vagina  
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Hyster/o   uterus  
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Sapling/o   tube  
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Extrins/o   contained outside  
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Blepahar/o   eyelid  
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Tars/o   edge of the eyelid  
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Lacrim/o   tear duct  
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Kerat/o   cornea  
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Mydriasis   dilation of the pupil  
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Phac/o   lens  
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Macul/o   spot  
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Lute/o   yellow  
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Anisocoria   unequal pupil size  
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Tympan/o   eardrum  
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Osteosarcoma   tumor in bone tissue  
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Carcinogen   cancer causing  
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Onc/o   tumor  
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Immune/o   protect  
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Otos   ear  
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Leukocytosis   elevated white blood cells  
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Leukopenia   low white blood cell count  
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Hemolysis   breakdown of blood  
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Thrombocyte   platelet  
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Anemia   low iron  
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-phage   eating  
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Flour/o   glow  
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Morbidity   how many are sick  
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Mortality   how many are dead  
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Prophylaxis   prevention  
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Subclinical   not showing signs of illness but is sick  
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Iatrogenic   caused by physician  
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Idiopathic   unknown cause of an illness  
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Pyr/o   fire  
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Signalment   description of the animal  
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Nosocomial   illness contracted in a clinic  
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Sphygmomanometer   instrument used to measure blood pressue  
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Nonparenteral   route via the GI tract  
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Percutaneous   through the skin  
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Sublingual   below the tongue  
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Transdermal   across the skin  
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Analgesic   relieves pain w/o affecting consciousness  
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Anticoagulant   inhibits blood clotting  
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antiemetic   inhibits vomiting  
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Antitussive   relieves coughing  
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Miotic   constrict the pupils  
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Eviscerate   removal of organs  
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Ligate   to strangulate  
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Polydactyly   more than the correct number of digits  
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Ad libitum   free choice  
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Coprophagy   eating feces  
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Steatitis   inflammation of fat  
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Flehmen   response some animals have in the presence of female urine  
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Hindgut   cecum  
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Cribbing   chewing on nonfood objects while swallowing air  
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Heaving   extra contraction of the flank muscles during respiration  
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Waxing   waxy buildup of dried milk on teats  
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Floating   filing teeth flat  
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Lamina   attaches the hoof to the underlying structure  
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Ruminant   animal with a four chambered stomach  
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Cull   to remove undesired animals from the herd  
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Dental Pad   hard surface of the upper mouth of ruminants  
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Flushing   increasing feed before breeding  
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Hybrid Vigor   cross-breeding dissimilar breed to create better stock  
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Preconditioning   before finishing  
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Springing   indicates parturition is here  
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Chevon   adult goat meat  
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Atrophied   shrinking  
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Rhinitis   inflammation of the snout  
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Farrowed   having given birth  
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Syrinx   voice box in birds  
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Cere   thickened skin at the base of the external nares  
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Plume   feathers that are close to the body and provide warmth  
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Preening   to care for the feathers  
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Keel   breastbone  
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candling   shining light through an egg to check for fertilization  
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Torticollis   wry neck  
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Urolithiasis   urinary bladder stones  
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Carapace   dorsal region of a turtle  
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Scute   scale-like structure  
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