VM 201 Purdue Medical Math and Terminology Final vocab

Gastrotomy

A surgical procedure where a incision is made into the stomach

Gastropexy

surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall

Ophthalmology

Study of the eyes

Cyanosis

Blue discoloration

Hematopoiesis

Formation of blood

Pneumonectomy

surgical removal of lung tissue

Panleukopenia

deficiency of all types of while blood cells

Perioperative

period before, during or after an operation

Intramuscular

within the muscle

Oliguria

little urnination

Sublingual

Under the tounge

Exocrine

secrete externally

Ectoparasite

organism that lives on the outer surface of a host

Dysphagia

trouble eating or swallowing

Polyuria

excessive production of urine

Thyroidectomy

surgical removal of the thyroid

Hyperkalemia

excessive level of blood potassium

Virulence

full of poison

ileum

distal part of the small insestine

ilium

structure of the hip

Hepatocyte

liver cell

hemorrhage

bursting forth of blood

Cephalic

pertaining to the head

Pollakiuria

frequent urination

Anisocoria

unequal pupil size

Zoonotic

disease transmitted between animals and humans

Zooanthroposnosis

the active transmission of disease between animals and humans

Lipoma

tumor made of fat

Dystocia

difficult birth

polydactyl

more than normal number of digets

necropsy

post-mortem veterinarty examination

Latrogenic

injury or illness due to medical treatment