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Terminology
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
04/10/2011

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Term
Peri
Definition
Around
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Post
Definition
After
Term
Pre
Definition
Before
Term
Planter
Definition
Caudal part of the pes
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Palmer
Definition
Caudal part of the manus
Term
Prefix
Definition
Word part found at the beginning of a word, and indicates number, location, time or status.
Term
Root
Definition
Word part that gives essential meaning of the word
Term
Combining form
Definition
Combination of root and combining vowel
Term
Ventral
Definition
On belly
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Dorsal
Definition
On back
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Cranial
Definition
Towards the head
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Caudal
Definition
Towards the tail
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Anterior
Definition
Front of the body
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Posterior
Definition
Rear of the body
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Rostral
Definition
Means nose end of the head
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Medial
Definition
Toward the midline
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Lateral
Definition
Away from the midline
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Superior
Definition
Uppermost, above, or toward the head.
Term
Inferior
Definition
Lowermost, below, or towards the tail.
Term
Proximal
Definition
Nearest the midline, or beginning of structure
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Distal
Definition
Farthest from the midline, or farthest from the beginning of structure.
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Superficial
Definition
near the surface
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Deep
Definition
Away from the surface
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Palmer
Definition
Caudal surface of the manus
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Planter
Definition
caudal surface of the pes
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Epi
Definition
Upper
Term
Extra
Definition
Outside
Term
Intra
Definition
Inside
Term
Infra
Definition
Below
Term
Hyper
Definition
High
Term
Hypo
Definition
Low
Term
Inter
Definition
Between
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Meta
Definition
Beyond
Term
Super
Definition
Above
Term
Trans
Definition
Across
Term
adduction
Definition
Movement toward the midline
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abduction
Definition
Movement away from the midline
Term
Poly
Definition
Many
Term
Panleukopenia
Definition
Reduction of all white blood cells
Term
ectomy
Definition
Surgical Removal
Term
Plasty
Definition
Surgical repair
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Stomy
Definition
Surgical opening
Term
Tomy
Definition
surgical incision
Term
pexy
Definition
surgical stabilizing
Term
Nephro
Definition
Kidney
Term
Supine
Definition
Dorsal
Term
Prone
Definition
Ventral
Term
ICPM
Definition
Incisors, canines, premolars, molars
Term
Flexion
Definition
Decreasing the angle of the joint.
Term
Extension
Definition
Increasing the angle of the joint
Term
What are the four main tissue types?
Definition
Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
Term
Anaplasia
Definition
Change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other
Term
Aplasia
Definition
lack of development of an organ or a tissue cell
Term
Dysplasia
Definition
Abnormal growth or development of an organ or a tissue of a cell
Term
Hyperplasia
Definition
Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement an organ, or a tissue or a cell
Term
Hypoplasia
Definition
Incomplete or less than normal development of an organ or a tissue or a cell
Term
Hyperplasia
Definition
Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement an organ, or a tissue or a cell
Term
Neoplasia
Definition
Abnormal new growth
Term
Muscle names
Definition
Skeletal,smooth, and cardiac
Term
Atrophy
Definition
Decrease in size or complete wasting of an organ or tissue or cell
Term
Dystrophy
Definition
defective growth in the size of an organ or tissue or cell
Term
Hypertrophy
Definition
Is increase in the size of an organ, or tissue, or cell
Term
What are the 11 body systems?
MC-DUNE LSRIR
Definition
Muscular, Cardiovascular, Digestive, Urinary, nervous systems, endocrine, lymphatic and immune system, skeletal, respiratory, integumentary, reproductive
Term
Lingual surface
Definition
aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue
Term
Homeostasis
Definition
The dyanamic equilibrium in the body.
Term
arcade
Definition
how teeth are arranged
Term
buccal surface
Definition
tooth that faces the cheek
Term
occlusal surface
Definition
the surface of teeth that meet when you chew
Term
labial surface
Definition
teeth that face the lips
Term
contact surface
Definition
aspect of tooth that touch other teeth
Term
mesial
Definition
the mesial is the closest to the midline
Term
distal
Definition
farthest from the midline
Term
Palatal surface
Definition
is the surface on the tooth that faces the midline
Term
lingual surface
Definition
the surface of the tooth that faces the tongue
Term
regional vs systematic
Definition
Regional studies different regions in the body
Systematic studies different systems.
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