vet tech terms

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cis/o, sect/o

to cut

col/o; colon/o

large intestine (colon)

cyst/o

urinary bladder; cyst

cyt/o

cell

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

small intestine

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

glcy/o

sugar

gnos/o

knowledge

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

iatr/o

treatment

leuk/o

white

opthlam/o, opt/o

eye or eye vision

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

radi/o

x rays

ren/o; nephr/o

kidney

rhin/o; nas

nose

sarc/o

connective tissue

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

cec/o

cecum

chol/e

bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chron/o

time

duoden/i

duodenum

esophag/o

esophagus

hydr/o

fluid/water

lith/o

stone

muc/o

mucus

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

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

cyan/o

blue

my/o

muscle

pericardi/o

pericardium

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

-ole, -ule

little

-stenosis

tightening, narrow

-tension

pressure

arrhythmia

abnormal heart rhythm, aka dysrhythmia

asystole

w/o contraction, lack of heart activity

bronch/o

bronchial tube

diaphramat/o

diaphragm

ox/o

oxygen

pnuem/o

lung, air, gas

pulmon/o

lung