VET 110 EXAM 1

A-

without or no

atraumatic

without injury

The root "uria" means?

urination

An-

without or no

dysphagia

difficulty eating or swallowing

euthyroid

having a normally functioning thyroid gland

Endo-

within or inside

endoparasite

organism that lives within the body of the host

Endocrine

to secrete internally

The root Traumatic means?

pertaining to injury

anuria

absence of urine

Ab-

away from

Abduction

Movement away from the midline of the body

Ad-

toward

Adduction

Movement toward the midline of the body

The root emetic means

pertaining to vomiting

Anti-

against

antiemetics

work against or prevent vomiting

Dys-

difficult, painful, or bad

Eu-

good, easy, or normal

ecto-

outside

Ectoparasite

an organism that lives on the outer surface of the host

Ex-

without, out of, outside, or away from

exocrine

to secrete externally

hyper

elevated, higher, or more that normal

hyperglycemia

elevated amounts of blood glucose

hypo-

depressed, lower, or less than normal

Hypoglycemia

depressed amounts of blood glucose

inter-

between

intercostal

between the ribs

intra-

within

intramuscular

within the muscle

poly-

many or excessive

polyuria

excessive amount or frequency of urination

oligo-

scant or little

oliguria

scant amount or frequency of urination

pre-

before

preanesthetic

pertaining to before anesthesia

post-

after

Postanesthetic

pertaining to after anesthesia

sub-

below, under, or less

sublingual

under the tongue

super-/supra-

above, beyond, or excessive

supernumerary

more than the regular number

suprascapular

above the shoulder blade

epi-

upper

extra-

outside

hyper-

above, increased, or more than normal amount

hypo-

below, under, or decreased

infra-

below or beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within

meta-

beyond

per-

throughout

sub-

below, under, or decreased

super-

above, increased, or more than normal

supra-

above, increased, or more than normal

trans-

across

ultra-

above, increased, or more than normal

-ac (cardiac)

pertaining to the heart

-al (renal)

pertaining to the kidney

-an (ovarian)

pertaining to the ovary

-ar (lumbar)

pertaining to the loin or lower back

-ary (alimentary)

pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract

-eal (laryngeal)

pertaining to the larynx

-ic (enteric)

pertaining to the small intestine

-ine (uterine)

pertaining to the uterus

-ous (cutaneous)

pertaining to the skin

-tic (nephrotic)

pertaining to the kidneys

-ectomy

surgical removal

mastectomy

surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands

-pexy

suture to stabilize

gastropexy

surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall

-plasty

surgical repair

rhinoplasty

surgical repair of the nose

-stomy

surgically created opening

colostomy

surgically created opening between the colon and body surface

-tomy

cutting into

laparotomy

an incision into the abdomen

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas for diagnostic purposes or for treatment

Cytocentesis

a surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine)

-gram

record of

electrocardiogram

the electrocardiographic hard copy record

-graph

instrument that records (or used as a record)

electrocardiograph

instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart

-graphy

procedure that records

electrocardiography

the procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart

-lysis

separation or breakdown

urinalysis

separation of the urine into its constituents

-scope

instrument for visual examination

endoscope

instrument used to visually examine inside the body

-scopy

procedure to visually examine

endoscopy

the procedure of visually examining inside the body

-therapy

treatment

chemotherapy

treatment with chemical substances or drugs

-rrhagia/-rrhage

bursting forth

hemorrhage

bursting forth of blood from the vessels

-rraphy

to suture

enterorrhaphy

suturing of the intestine

-rrhea

flow, discharge