Vet terminology Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| a-an- | Without |
| ab- | Away From |
| Ante- | Before |
| Aut- Auto | Self |
| Anti- | Against |
| Brandy- | Slow |
| Chole- | Pertaining a bile |
| Circum- | Around |
| Contra- | Opposed |
| De- | Down,From |
| Dia- | Between, across |
| Dis- | Apart, free from |
| Dys- | Difficult, defective |
| e-,ec-,ex- | Out, Away |
| Ecto- , Exo | Outer |
| Epi- | Upon, over |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within |
| Mal- | Bad, poor |
| Mega- | Of great size |
| Micro- | Small |
| Neo- | New |
| Pan- | All |
| Peri- | Around |
| Poly- | Many |
| Pseudo- | False |
| Pyo- | Pus |
| Re- | Again, backwards |
| Retro- | Backwards, Behind |
| Sub- | Underneath |
| Steat- | Fat |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| -ac,-al,-ic | Pertaining to |
| -animia | Blood Condition |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cytosis | -abnormally large number of cells |
| -esis,-iasis,-ism,-ity | State, Result of process |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | lack of |
| -phagia, -phagy | devouring |
| -pnoea | breathing |
| -rrhage | excessive flow |
| -rrhoea | flow or discharge |
| -scopy | examination of part of body |
| -thermia | Related to heat |
| -Uria | Urine |
| Anaemia | Lack of red blood cells |
| Afebrile | Without fever |
| Abductor | Leading away from |
| Adrenal | near the kidney |
| Adductor | leading towards |
| Antenatal | before birth |
| Autogenous | Self generating |
| Autolusis | Self-dissolving |
| Auto-immune | The immune system reacting against self |
| Antisepsis | Against infection |
| Antibiotic | Against bacteria |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart |
| Cholestasis | Stoppage of Bile |
| Circumflex | winding around |
| Contralateral | opposite side |
| Dehydrate | Remove water from |
| Decay | Break Down |
| Diaphragm | wall across |
| Diagnosis | Complete Knowledge |
| Disinfection | to free from infection |
| Dystocia | difficult birth |
| Dysuria | difficult painful urination |
| Dysphagia | difficulty eating |
| Enucleate | remove whole |
| ectopic | out of place |
| Ectoderm | outer skin |
| Exogenous | originating outside |
| Epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| Hydrocephalus | fluid accumulation on the brain |
| intercostal | between ribs |
| Intraocular | within eye |
| Malocclusion | Poor fit upper and lower teeth |
| Maldigestion | Poor digestion |
| Megacolon | Enlarged colon |
| Microbe | Minute organism |
| neoplastic | new tissue growth |
| neonatal | New Born |
| Panacea | Cure-all |
| Panosteitis | Inflammation of bone |
| Periosteum | Around Bone |
| Pericardium | Around heart |
| Polyphagia | Excessive eating |
| Pseudopregnacy | False pregnancy |
| Pyothorax | Pus in the thoracic cavity |
| Pyometra | pus in Uterus |
| Reflex | Bend Back |
| Regurgitation | Reflux of food |
| Retrograde | Moving backwards |
| Retrobulbar | behind the eye |
| Subcutaneous | under the skin |
| Steatorrhoea | fat in the faeces |
| Tachycardia | fast heart |
| Cardiac | Pertaining to the heart |
| Haemorrhgic | related to bleeding |
| Anaemia | Lack of red blood cells |
| Leukaemia | excess white blood cells |
| Hypovolaemia | low blood volume |
| Thoracocentesis | From chest cavity |
| Abdominocentesis | From abdominal cavity |
| Leucocytosis | Increased no. of white blood cells |
| Acariasis | infestation with mites |
| Hyperadrenocorticism | state of excess cortisone |
| Acidity | Excess Acid |
| Pharyngitis | Inflammation of the pharynx |
| Cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| Colitis | Inflammtion of the colon |
| Organomegaly | Enlarged organ |
| Melanoma | Tumour of the skin melanin cells |
| Carcinoma | Cancerous Growth |
| Haematoma | Blood-filled swelling |
| Seroma | Fluid-filled swelling |
| Nephrosis | Degenerative disease of process of kidneys |
| Leucopenia | lack of white blood cells |
| Coprophagia | Eating faeces |
| Apnoea | absence of breathing |
| Dyspnoea | Difficultly breathing |
| Haemorrhage | Excessive blood flow |
| Diarrhoea | Frequent Defaecation |
| Gastroscopy | Examination of the stomach |
| Arthroscopy | examination of a joint |
| Hypothermia | Low body temp |
| Polyuria | Increased volume of urine |
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Melissa Jones
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