Intro to Veterinary Terminology

• All

  In panleukopenia, what does the prefix pan- mean?
• Bad


  In the word dysphagia, what does the prefix dys- refer to?
• Gravid


  Which medical term refers to a pregnant female?
• A suffix is a unit of meaning attached to the end of the word
• Cysto/o, urethr/o, ur/o, and nephr/o are the anatomical roots that pertain to the urinary system
• Colp/o, hyster/o, orchid/o, and uter/o are the anatomical roots that pertain to the reproductive organs
• Cranial to caudal


  When performing a nose-to-tail exam, the veterinarian is moving in what direction?
• Endo refers to within or inner
• Cervical


  The jugular vein is located in which anatomical region?
• The jugular vein is located in the cervical  region
• A hemostat can be used to stop bleeding
• Blephar/o, cor/o, irid/o, and opt/o are the roots that pertain to the eye
• The peritoneum is the membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity and its organs
• "-itis" indicates inflammation
• When describing a wound toward the tip of the tail, the wound is distal to the base of the tail
• The cranial cavity contains the brain
• The abdominal cavity contains the liver
• The thoracic cavity contains the heart
• Pelvic cavity contains the bladder
• -pathy means disease
• –oma means tumor or mass
• -megaly means enlargement
• -eimia means blood condition
• Epithelial tissue covers organs, lines body cavities, and forms portions of ducts
• Muscle tissue may be striated or voluntary
• Connective tissue is fat, bone, cartilage, and blood vessels
• Nerves carry messages to and from the brain
• What is the function of epithelial tissue?


  Cover organs, line body cavities, and forms parts of ducts
• 1.

  Surgical removal -ectomy

  2.

  Incision, cutting -tomy

  3.

  Surgical repair -plasty

  4.

  Puncture and aspiration -centesis