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Medical Term.- Quiz 4
Medical Terminology
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Veterinary Medicine
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06/21/2013

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Term
-penia
Definition
decrease in
Term
Necrosis
Definition
breakdown/death of cells of tissue after death
Term
Necropsy
Definition
animal autopsy
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Necro
Definition
dead
Term
Syn, Sym
Definition
union or association
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myelo
Definition
marrow
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fibro
Definition
fiber
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Blast
Definition
embryonic form
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lith
Definition
rock
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anisocoria
Definition
pupils of unequal size
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anisocytosis
Definition
variation in the size of cells
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iso
Definition
the same, equal
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lapar/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
phobia
Definition
fear
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homeostasis
Definition
to maintain metabolic body parameters
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hemostasis
Definition
to stop bleeding
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stasis
Definition
balance, motionlessness
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histo
Definition
tissue
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adreno
Definition
having to do with the adrenal glands
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adeno
Definition
gland or gland like
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neo
Definition
new, young
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hydro
Definition
water
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abcess
Definition
accumulatioin of pus
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pyo
Definition
pus
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cholecystitis
Definition
inflammation of the gall bladder
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cyst
Definition
fluid filled sac
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melano
Definition
black, dark
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eryth
Definition
red
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cyan
Definition
blue
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emia
Definition
in the blood
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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hemophilia
Definition
tendency to bleed
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cyte
Definition
cell
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cytosis
Definition
excess number of WBC's
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philia
Definition
attraction or tendency
Term
Vagus Nerve
Definition

parasympathetic nerve, the wanderer

 

stimulated by distension/irritionation of the pharynx, stomach, gall bladder, peritoneum, duodeum, uterus, kidney

Term
phenothiazines
Definition

block dopamine receptors in the CRTZ and vomiting center also block histamine

 

causes hypertension

acepromazine chlorpromazine prochlorperazine (sedation may lower siezure threshold)

Term
histamine
Definition

released by basophils and mast cells during inlfammation or an allergic reaction

 

H1- skin respi. tract vasc. tissue smooth muscle brain

H2- stomach parietal cells (release of HCL into the GI tract) others

Term
antihistamines
Definition

used for motion sickness

decreases imput from vestibular apparatus to the vomiting center by blocking H receptors in the CRTZ

 

diphenhydramine

dimenhydrinate

meclizine

Term
H2 antagonist
Definition

systemic antacids

competitive inhibitionof h2 receptors block secretion of HCL

cimetidine

ranitidine

famotidine

stagger doses with other drugs that rely on acidity

metabolized by the liver

iv im sq po

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