Vet Tech Ch. 4, 11, 13 terms

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

cec/o

cecum

chol/e

bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chron/o

time

duoden/i

duodenum

esophag/o

esophagus

hepat/o

liver

hydr/o

fluid/water

lith/o

stone

muc/o

mucus

nas/o

nose

or/o

mouth

pancreat/o

pancreas

peritone/o

peritoneum

phag/o

eat/swallow

pharyng/o

throat, pharynx

py/o

Pus

rect/o

Rectum

stomat/o

mouth

melena

black, tarry, bloody poop

hematochezia

fresh, red blood from the butt

lethargy

condition of drowsiness

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

skin

erythem/o, erythemat/o

redness/flushed

kerat/o

horny/hard

lip/o

fat

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

pil/o, trich/o

hair

squam/o

scale

therm/o

heat

cyst

thick-walled sac containing fluid or semi-solid material

dermis

True layer of skin containing blood supply and nerves

Epidermis

Outermost layer of skin

Laceration

Wounds caused by tearing, stab or surgical cut

metastasis

To spread beyond control, spread of a tumor to another location

piloerection

Condition where the hair stands up

pruritus

Itching

cor/o, pupill/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

lacrim/o

tear/tearduct

ocul/o, opt/o, ophthalm/o

eye

palpebr/o

eyelid

acoust/o

hearing

aud/i, audi/o

ear/hearing

aur/i, aur/o, ot/o

ear

laryng/o

voice box

pinn/i

external

tympan/o

eardrum

cornea

transparent layer of tissue covering the anterior eyeball

iris

muscle that dilates and constricts to control the amount of light that enters the pupil

pupil

dark opening of the eye that lets light pass

anis/o

unequal