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Learning Veterinary Terminology Chapter 3
Chapter 3 only - external and internal anatomy
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
06/25/2014
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid or eyelash
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brachi/o
 Definition
arm (foreleg in quadrupeds)
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bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
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canth/o
 Definition
angle at either end of the slit between the eyelids
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capit/o
 Definition
head
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carp/o
 Definition
area corresponding to the human wrist
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck (also refers to necklike projection of the cervix uteri, which is internal anatomy)
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cheil/o, chil/o
 Definition
lip
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cili/o
 Definition
eyelid, eyelash, or small hairlike processes
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cor/e, cor/o
 Definition
pupil of eye
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dactyl/o
 Definition
digit, toe
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dent/i, dent/o
 Definition
tooth or teeth
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derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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dors/i, dors/o
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back
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faci/o
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face
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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gnath/o
 Definition
jaw
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irid/o
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iris of eye
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labi/o
 Definition
lip, especially lips of mouth
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lapar/o
 Definition
flank; abdomen
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later/o
 Definition
side
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lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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mamm/a, mamm/o
 Definition
mammary gland
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mast/o
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mammary gland
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nas/o
 Definition
nose
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occipit/o
 Definition
back of head
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ocul/o
 Definition
eye
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odont/o
 Definition
tooth or teeth
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omphal/o
 Definition
navel or umbilicus
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onych/o
 Definition
nail or claw
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye or eyes
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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papill/o
 Definition
nipple or nipple-shaped projection
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phall/o
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penis
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pil/o
 Definition
hair
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pod/o
 Definition
foot or foot-shaped part
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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somat/o, somatic/o
 Definition
body
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tars/o
 Definition
area corresponding to the human ankle or the edge of the eyelid
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest or thorax
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trich/o
 Definition
hair or hairlike structure
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ventr/i, ventr/o
 Definition
belly, underside of quadruped
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel, usually a blood vessel
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium or upper heart chamber
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balan/o
 Definition
glans penis or glans clitoridis
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bronch/i, bronch/o
 Definition
bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiolus
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum part of brain
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cerebri/i, cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum part of brain
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choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
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chondr/i, chondr/io, chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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chord/o
 Definition
cord, string
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cleid/o
 Definition
clavicle (collarbone)
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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cyst/i, cyst/o
 Definition
bladder, cyst, sac
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum section of intestine
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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enter/o
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intestine
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episi/o
 Definition
vulva
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fibr/o
 Definition
fibers
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gli/o
 Definition
gluey substance
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hepat/ico, hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
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ile/o
 Definition
ileum section of instestine
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium (upper part of hipbone)
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jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum section of intestine
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue (and cornea of eye)
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
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lympho/o
 Definition
lymphatic vessels, lymphocytes
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mening/o
 Definition
membranes covering brain and spinal chord
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metr/a, metr/o
 Definition
uterus
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow or spinal chord
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my/o
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muscle
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myring/o
 Definition
eardrum
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nephr/o
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kidney
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oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
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orchi/o, orchi/do
 Definition
testis, testes
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oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo
 Definition
bone or bones
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ovari/o
 Definition
ovary
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palat/o
 Definition
palate (roof of mouth)
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein or veins
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phren/i, phren/ico, phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm, mind
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pleur/o
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pleura, rib (or side)
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pneum/a, pneum/o, pneum/ato, pneum/ono
 Definition
lungs, respiration (air, breath)
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proct/o
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rectum or anus
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pulm/o
 Definition
lungs
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pyel/o
 Definition
pelvis or kidney
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rect/o
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rectum
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ren/i, ren/o
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kidney
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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salping/o
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fallopian or eustachian tube
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sarc/o
 Definition
flesh, muscular substance
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra, spinal column
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stern/o
 Definition
sternum (breastbone)
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tend/o, ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter (kidney or bladder tube)
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra (bladder to outside)
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel or duct
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ven/e, ven/i, ven/o
 Definition
vein or veins
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