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Veterinary Definitions
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
07/17/2009
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Term
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethylene
 Definition
DDT
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Dichloro
 Definition
Containing 2 atoms of chlorine.
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Diphenyl
 Definition
a white crystalline hydrocarbon.
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Trichloro ethylene
 Definition
a nonflammable liquid.
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root
 Definition
a basis in which a word is derived
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affix
 Definition
a unit of meaning added to the beginning or the end of a root to make a different word.
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
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bi-
 Definition
two
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di-
 Definition
two
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tri-
 Definition
three
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semi-
 Definition
half
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demi-
 Definition
half
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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mono-
 Definition
one
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diplo-
 Definition
double
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multi-
 Definition
many
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poly-
 Definition
many
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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amphi-
 Definition
both
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chloro-
 Definition
green
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cyano-
 Definition
blue
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erythro-
 Definition
red
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leuko-
 Definition
white
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melano-
 Definition
black
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xantho-
 Definition
yellow
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leukocyte
 Definition
white blood cell
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-e
 Definition
noun. indicates an object or part.
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-y
 Definition
noun. indicates a process.
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-ia
 Definition
noun. indicates a condition or classification.
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-ic
 Definition
adjective. describes...associated with, causing.
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-al
 Definition
adjective. describes...pertaining to, characterized by.
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-ar
 Definition
adjective. describes...pertaining to, resembling.
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-ac
 Definition
adjective. describes...pertaining to, affected with.
Term
abdomino
 Definition
abdomen
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abdominal cavity
 Definition
space between the thorax and pelvis
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thorax
 Definition
chest
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acro
 Definition
extremity, highest
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acromegaly
 Definition
enlargement of hands, feet, and face.
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adeno
 Definition
gland
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adenoma
 Definition
benign tumor of a gland
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benign
 Definition
noncancerous
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aero
 Definition
air
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aerobic
 Definition
living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen
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algesi
 Definition
sense of pain
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analgesia
 Definition
inability to sense pain without the loss of consciousness
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andro
 Definition
male
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androgen
 Definition
a male sex hormone
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angio
 Definition
vessel
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angiology
 Definition
the study of blood and lymph vessels
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ankylo
 Definition

stiffness

immobility
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ankylosis
 Definition
stiffness or fixation of a joint from injury or surgery.
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arterio
 Definition
artery
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arteriole
 Definition
small branches of an artery
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arthro
 Definition
joint
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arthritis
 Definition
infammation of the joints
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bio
 Definition
life
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biochemical
 Definition
chemical reaction in a living organism
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blast
 Definition
bud
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blastocyst
 Definition
early stage of embryo growth
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brachi
 Definition
arm
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brachial plexus
 Definition
network of nerves in the armpit.
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broncho
 Definition
air passages
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bronchitis
 Definition
infammation of the bronchi
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bucco
 Definition
cheek
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buccal cavity
 Definition
the mouth
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carcino
 Definition
cancer
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carcinoma
 Definition
malignant tumor
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cardio
 Definition
heart
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cardiopulmonary
 Definition
relating to heart and lungs
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carn
 Definition
flesh
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carnivorous
 Definition
meat eating
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carpo
 Definition
wrist
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carpus
 Definition
the bones of the wrist
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caudo
 Definition
tail
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caudal
 Definition
relating to tail, toward the hind end of the body
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cephalo
 Definition
head
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cephalic
 Definition
related to the head
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cerebro
 Definition
brain
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cerebral
 Definition
pertaining to the brain
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cerebropathy
 Definition
any disorder of the brain
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cervico
 Definition
neck
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cervix
 Definition
neck of the uterus
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chondro
 Definition
cartilage
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chondrocranium
 Definition
developing skull of the embryo
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colo
 Definition
large
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colon
 Definition
greater part of the large intestine.
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colpo
 Definition
vagina
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colposcope
 Definition
instrument for examining the vagina.
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costo
 Definition
rib
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costal
 Definition
relating to the ribs
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cranio
 Definition
skull
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cranial nerve
 Definition
nerve passing from the brain to the periphery of the body
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cyto
 Definition
cell
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cytology
 Definition
study of cell biology
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dento
 Definition
teeth
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dentistry
 Definition
medical care for teeth
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dermo
 Definition
skin
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dermoid cyst
 Definition
cystic tumor in which are often found elements derived from the skin
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patho
 Definition
disease
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pathogen
 Definition
specific cause of a disease, such as a virus
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phagia
 Definition
eat
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dysphagia
 Definition
difficulty in swallowing
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phlebo
 Definition
vein
Term
phlebitis
 Definition
inflammation of a vein
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phono
 Definition
sound
Term
phonocardiogram
 Definition
visual record of heart sounds
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pilo
 Definition
hair
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pilose
 Definition
covered with soft hair
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pleuro
 Definition
rib, side
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pleura
 Definition
membrane lining ribcage and lungs
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pneumono
 Definition
lung
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pleuropneumonia
 Definition
inflammation of the pleura and lungs
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pod
 Definition
foot
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podarthritis
 Definition
inflammation of the joints of the feet
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pseudo
 Definition
false
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psudopregnancy
 Definition
state resembling pregnancy that occurs in some mammals after infertile coitus
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psycho
 Definition
mind
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psychology
 Definition
study of the mind and behavior
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ptosis
 Definition
prolapse
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hysteroptosis
 Definition
prolapse (sagging) uterus
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pulmo
 Definition
lung
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pulmonary artery
 Definition
vessel conveying blood from heart to lungs
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pyoderma
 Definition
pus-filled skin lesions
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pyo
 Definition
pus
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rhino
 Definition
nose
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rhinoscopy
 Definition
examination of the nasal passages
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scope
 Definition
view
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stethoscope
 Definition
instrument for detection of sounds observation within the body
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thoraco
 Definition
thorax (chest)
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thoracotomy
 Definition
surgical incision of chest wall
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tropho
 Definition
growth, nourishment
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trophic disorders
 Definition
nutritional disorders
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ur, urino
 Definition
urine
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urogenital
 Definition
relating to the organs of excretion and reproduction
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uro
 Definition
tail
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urophysis
 Definition
growth at base of tail
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vaso
 Definition
vessel
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vascular
 Definition
pertaining to the blood vessels
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vivi
 Definition
live
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viviparous
 Definition
producing live young
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zyg
 Definition
union, pair
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zygote
 Definition
cell produced by union of sperm and ova
Term
The root meaning "uterus" is hystero. The word fot the process of removing the uterus is ___.
 Definition
hysterectomy
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