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Terminology an sci

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-cyte   cell  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-ectomy   to surgically remove  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-tomy   cutting, incision  
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-oma   tumor  
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-penia   deficiency of  
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-toxin   poison  
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-megaly   abnormally large  
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-ist   one who studies  
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-natal   birth  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-al, -ic, -ac, -ous   pertaining to  
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-graphy   recording of  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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-lysis   destruction of  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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Ep-, epi-   On, upon  
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Eu-   Normal  
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Iso-   Equal, same  
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Multi-   Many, much  
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Neo-   New  
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Pan-   All  
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Peri-   Around  
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Post-   After  
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Uni-   One  
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Dys-   Difficulty  
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Anti-   Against, opposing  
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De-   Down, from  
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Tachy-   Abnormally fast  
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A-, an-   Without, lack of, not  
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Hyper-   Excessive, abnormally high  
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Poly-   Many, much, multiple  
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Mal-   Bad, poor  
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Hypo-   Insufficient, abnormally low  
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Brady-   Abnormally slow  
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Dent/o, dent/i   teeth  
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Opthalm/o   eye  
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Cardi/o   heart  
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Nas/o   nose  
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Cephal/o   brain/head  
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Steth/o   chest  
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Ot/o   ear  
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Thorac/o   thorax  
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Mamm/o   mammary gland  
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Trache/o   trachea  
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Derm/o, dermat/i   skin  
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Peritone/o   peritoneum  
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Hydr/o   water  
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Abdomin/o   abdomen  
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Erythr/o   red blood cell  
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Ur/o   urinary system  
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Hepat/o   liver  
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Copr/o   feces  
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Cyan/o   blue  
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Entr/o   intestines  
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Gingiv/o   gums  
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ad lib   as much as desired  
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dermat, derm   skin  
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sid   1 x daily  
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bid   2x daily  
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tid   3x daily  
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qid   4x daily  
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arthr   joints  
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qh   every hour  
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qd   every day  
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w/o   without  
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encephal   brain  
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ot   ears  
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ocul, opthalm   eyes  
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stat   immediately  
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n   normal  
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hem, hemat   blood  
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card, cardi   heart  
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DSH   domestic short hair  
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DLH   domestic long hair  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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Hx   history  
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Rx   prescription  
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Sx   surgery  
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FeLV   feline leukemia virus  
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FIA   feline infectious anemia  
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FIP   feline infectious peritonitis  
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ECG   electrocardiogram  
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ICU   intensive care unit  
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cc   cubic centimeters ml  
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ml   milliliters, cc  
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wt   weight  
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HR   heart rate  
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PCV   packed cell volume  
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sg   specific gravity  
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TPR   temp, pulse, respiration  
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UA/U/A   urinalysis  
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IM   intramuscular  
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IP   intraperitoneal  
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IV   intravenous  
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Sub Q   subcutaneous, under the skin  
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rbc   red blood cell  
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wbc   white blood cell  
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DVM   doctor of vet med  
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CNS   central nervous system  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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DOA   dead on arrival  
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DOB   date of birth  
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urology   study of the urinary system  
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tracheotomy   cutting into the trachea  
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tachypnea   abnormally fast breathing  
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radiography   recording of an image  
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thoracotomy   cutting the thorax  
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tachycardia   abnormally fast heart rate  
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polyuria   lots of urine  
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polyarthritis   inflammation of many joints  
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peritoneal   pertaining to peritoneum  
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periodontal   surrounding the tooth  
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pericarditis   inflammation surrounding the heart  
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otoscope   instrument to examine the ear  
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otitis   inflammation of the ear  
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neonatal   newborn  
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mammography   recording of the mammary gland  
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hydrocephalous   water on the brain  
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hydrous   pertaining to water  
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hypoxia   insufficient oxygen  
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hepatomegaly   abnormally large liver  
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cytopenia   deficiency of cells  
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bradycardia   slow heart rate  
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anemia   lack of blood  
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anoxia   lack of oxygen  
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coprophagia   eating feces  
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cyanuria   blue urine  
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erythrocyte   red blood cell  
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erythropenia   deficiency of red blood cells  
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dermitis   inflammation of skin  
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dog   canine  
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cat   feline  
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goat   caprine  
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sheep   ovine  
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rat   murine  
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mouse   murine  
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horse   equine  
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cow   bovine  
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chicken   avian  
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pig   porcine  
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