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Learning Veterinary Terminology 2
McBride Vocabulary pg. 39-56
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
10/13/2011

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Term
audi/o
Definition
hearing
Term
auditory
Definition
sense or organs of hearing
Term
audiology
Definition
study of hearing
Term
bio-
Definition
life
Term
biology
Definition
study of living things
Term
biogenesis
Definition
origin of life
Term
caus-, caut-
Definition
burn
Term
caustic
Definition
burning material
Term
cautery
Definition
devise to scar or burn
Term
-clas, -clast
Definition
break
Term
osteoclasis
Definition
surgical fracture
Term
clastothrix
Definition
splitting of hair
Term
duct-
Definition
lead
Term
abduct
Definition
lead away from
Term
duct
Definition
tube leading to or from
Term
-ectas-
Definition
dilate
Term
phlebectasia
Definition
dilation of veins
Term
venectasia
Definition
dilation of veins
Term
-edem-
Definition
swelling
Term
cepheledema
Definition
swelling of head
Term
edematous
Definition
swollen
Term
-esthes
Definition
sensation
Term
anesthesia
Definition
without sensation
Term
paresthesia
Definition
abnormal sensaation
Term
gen/o-
Definition
producing
Term
pathogen
Definition
disease producing
Term
antigenic
Definition
producing a reaction
Term
-iatr/o
Definition
treatment
Term
geriatrics
Definition
treatment of aging
Term
iatrogenic
Definition
caused by treatment
Term
kin/e-, kin/o
Definition
movement, motion
Term
kinetogenic
Definition
producing movement
Term
kinetics
Definition
study of motion
Term
-lysis, -lys/o, -lytic
Definition
breaking down
Term
lysis
Definition
destruction of a cell
Term
lysozyme
Definition
bacteria-destroying enzyme
Term
-morph/o-
Definition
form, structure, shape
Term
amorphous
Definition
no definite form
Term
polymorphic
Definition
many forms
Term
-op/ia, -ops/ia, -opsy
Definition
vision
Term
myopia
Definition
nearsightedness
Term
chromatopsia
Definition
color vision
Term
-paty-, -pathy
Definition
disease
Term
pathogenic
Definition
disease causing
Term
enteropathy
Definition
intestinal disease
Term
-phage, phag/o-
Definition
-eating
Term
phagocyte
Definition
engulfing cell
Term
macrophage
Definition
large phagocyte
Term
-phas-
Definition
speech
Term
aphasia
Definition
loss of speech functions
Term
dysphasia
Definition
difficulty in speaking
Term
-phil
Definition
affinity, love for
Term
philanthropy
Definition
love of mankind
Term
acidophilic
Definition
acid-loving
Term
-plegia
Definition
paralysis
Term
hemiplegia
Definition
one-sided paralysis
Term
paraplegia
Definition
paralysis of hind legs
Term
-poiesis
Definition
formation, production
Term
hemopoiesis
Definition
blood cell formation
Term
schist/o, schiz/o
Definition
split, cleft, division
Term
schistocyte
Definition
broken red cell
Term
schizogony
Definition
type of asexual reproduction
Term
spasm/o
Definition
spasm
Term
spasmogenic
Definition
causing spasm
Term
spasmolysis
Definition
relieving spasm
Term
-stasis
Definition
standing still, stoppage
Term
homeostasis
Definition
constant internal environment
Term
hemostasis
Definition
stoppage of blood flow
Term
troph/o
Definition
nourishment, food
Term
trophism
Definition
nutrition
Term
dystrophy
Definition
defective nutrition
Term
brachy-
Definition
short
Term
brachycephalic
Definition
short head
Term
brachygnathous
Definition
receding underjaw
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
bradycardia
Definition
slow heartbeat
Term
bradypnea
Definition
slow breathing
Term
brev/i-
Definition
short
Term
brevicollis
Definition
short neck
Term
brevicaudate
Definition
short tail
Term
cry/o
Definition
cold
Term
cryotherapy
Definition
treatment using cold
Term
cryoanesthesia
Definition
freezing body part
Term
crypto/o
Definition
hidden
Term
cryptorchidism
Definition
undescended testis
Term
cryptic
Definition
hidden
Term
dextr/o
Definition
right, right side
Term
dextrocardia
Definition
heart on right side
Term
dextromanual
Definition
right-handed
Term
dipl/o
Definition
double, twice
Term
diplocoria
Definition
double pupil in eye
Term
diplococcus
Definition
bacteria in pairs
Term
dolich/o
Definition
long
Term
dolicholcephalic
Definition
long head
Term
dolichoderus
Definition
long neck
Term
glyc/o, gluc/o
Definition
sugar, sweet
Term
glycemia
Definition
glucose in the blood
Term
glucosuria, glycosuria
Definition
sugar in the urine
Term
heter/o
Definition
other, different
Term
heterocellular
Definition
of different cells
Term
heterochromatic
Definition
of different colors
Term
hom/eo, hom/o
Definition
same, alike
Term
homeostasis
Definition
staying the same
Term
homozygous
Definition
having identical genes
Term
hydr/o
Definition
wet, water, fluid
Term
hydrothorax
Definition
fluid in pleural cavity
Term
hydrocephalus
Definition
excess fluid in brain
Term
is/o-
Definition
equal, alike
Term
isotonic
Definition
of equal tension
Term
isocoria
Definition
equal-sized pupils
Term
lept/o
Definition
slender, small, thin
Term
leptocyte
Definition
thin-walled red blood cell
Term
leptomeninges
Definition
two thinner meninges
Term
lev/o
Definition
left, to the left
Term
levoduction
Definition
eyes turn left
Term
levorotation
Definition
turning to the left
Term
macr/o
Definition
large
Term
macrocyte
Definition
large cell
Term
macroscopic
Definition
visible to naked eye
Term
mal-
Definition
ill, bad
Term
malnutrition
Definition
any nutritional disorder
Term
malacia
Definition
softening
Term
malady
Definition
illness
Term
malac/o
Definition
soft, softening
Term
osteomalacia
Definition
softening of bones
Term
meg/a, meg/alo, meg/aly
Definition
large, oversized
Term
megacolon
Definition
enlarged colon
Term
megaloblast
Definition
large immature blood cell
Term
hepatomegaly
Definition
enlarged liver
Term
necr/o
Definition
death
Term
necrosis
Definition
localized tissue death
Term
necropsy
Definition
examination of dead animal
Term
olig/o
Definition
few, little
Term
oliguria
Definition
scanty urine formation
Term
oligospermia
Definition
few sperm
Term
orth/o
Definition
straight, normal, correct
Term
orthodontics
Definition
straightening teeth
Term
orthodox
Definition
commonly accepted
Term
pachy-
Definition
thick
Term
pachyderm
Definition
thick-skinned animal
Term
pachymeninges
Definition
thick meninges
Term
pale/o-
Definition
old, primitive
Term
paleogenetic
Definition
originated in past
Term
paleontology
Definition
study of primitive life
Term
platy-
Definition
flat, wide
Term
platyhelminth
Definition
flatworm
Term
platyrrhine
Definition
wide nose
Term
ple/o-
Definition
more, many
Term
pleomorphic
Definition
many forms
Term
pleochromatic
Definition
many colors
Term
poikil/o
Definition
irregular, varied
Term
poikilocytosis
Definition
irregular red cell shapes
Term
poikilothermic
Definition
cold-blooded
Term
-scler/o
Definition
hardness
Term
schlerosis
Definition
hardening
Term
arteriosclerosis
Definition
artery hardening
Term
sinistr/o
Definition
left, to the left
Term
sinistrad
Definition
toward the left
Term
sinistromanual
Definition
left handed
Term
sten/o
Definition
narrow, contracted
Term
stenosed
Definition
narrow, contracted
Term
stenosis
Definition
abnormal constriction
Term
stere/o
Definition
solid, three dimensional
Term
steroscopic
Definition
solid appearance
Term
stereopsis
Definition
three-dimensional vision
Term
tachy-
Definition
rapid, fast
Term
tachypnea
Definition
fast breathing
Term
tachycardia
Definition
rapid heart rate
Term
tel/e-, tel/o-
Definition
distant, end
Term
telophase
Definition
final stage
Term
telencephalon
Definition
end brain
Term
therm/o-
Definition
heat
Term
thermogenic
Definition
producing heat
Term
thermolabile
Definition
destruction by heat
Term
xer/o
Definition
dry
Term
xerophthalmia
Definition
dry eyes
Term
xeroderma
Definition
dry skin
Term
aqua, hydr/o-
Definition
water
Term
chol/e-, chol/o-
Definition
bile
Term
chyle, chyl/o-
Definition
milky fluid - product of digestion
Term
dacry/o-, lacrima
Definition
tears
Term
galact/o, lact/o-
Definition
milk
Term
hem/a, hemat/o, hem/o-
Definition
blood
Term
hidri/o-, sudor
Definition
sweat
Term
lymph/o-
Definition
lymph
Term
mucus, muco-
Definition
secretion of mucous membranes
Term
myx/o-
Definition
mucus
Term
plasma
Definition
fluid portion of blood
Term
ptyal/o-
Definition
saliva
Term
pus
Definition
liquid product of inflammation
Term
py/o-
Definition
pus
Term
sangui-, sanguin/o-
Definition
blood, bloody
Term
serum, ser/o-
Definition
clear portion of blood fluid
Term
sial/o-
Definition
saliva, salivary glands
Term
ur/e-, ur/ea-, ur/eo, ur/in-, ur/ino-, ur/o-
Definition
urine or urea
Term
adip/o-
Definition
fat
Term
amyl/o-
Definition
starch
Term
cerumen, cerumin/o-
Definition
earwax
Term
collagen
Definition
fibrous protein of connective tissue, cartilage, bone, and skin
Term
elec/o-, ole/o-
Definition
oil
Term
ferrum, ferro/o-
Definition
iron
Term
gluco-, glyc/o-, sacchar/o-, sacchar/i-
Definition
sugar
Term
hal/o
Definition
salt
Term
heme
Definition
iron-based, pigment part of hemoglobin
Term
hormone
Definition
body-produced chemical substance
Term
hyal/o-, hyalin
Definition
glassy, translucent substance
Term
lip/o-, lipid
Definition
fat, fatty acids
Term
lith/o-
Definition
stone or calculus
Term
mel/i-
Definition
honey or sugar
Term
natrium
Definition
sodium
Term
petrous
Definition
stony hardness
Term
sal
Definition
salt
Term
sebum
Definition
sebaceous gland secretion
Term
albus, alba, alb-
Definition
white
Term
chlor/o-, chloros
Definition
green
Term
chrom/o-, chromat/o-
Definition
color (as compared with no color)
Term
cirrhos
Definition
orange-yellow
Term
cyan/o-
Definition
blue
Term
erythr/o-
Definition
red
Term
leuc/o-, leuk/o-
Definition
white
Term
lutein
Definition
saffron yellow
Term
melan/o
Definition
black
Term
photo-
Definition
light
Term
poli/o
Definition
gray (relating to gray matter of the nervous system)
Term
rhod/o-
Definition
red
Term
ruber, rubor
Definition
red, redness
Term
xanth/o-
Definition
yellow, yellowish
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