Vet med term ch 2

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zoology

study of animal life

zoonosis

disease transmitted from animal to human

zoonotic

disease transmitted from animal to human

enzootic

disease found in nearly every animal of a species within a limited geographical area

epizootic

disease that appears suddenly and spreads rapidly over a large area

morbidity

number of animals in population that become sick expressed as a percent of the entire population

mortality

number of animals in population that die, as a percent of the entire population

acute

sudden onset, short duration

chronic

slow onset, lasts a long time

oste/ o

bone

arth/ o

joints

chondr/ o

cartilage

-pathy

disease

-itis

inflammation

poly-

much or many

-ism, -sis, -ation, -ion, -sion, -tion

state, condition, process, result

-ac, -al, -ar, -ia, -(t)ic, -ide, -ive, -ory, -ous

pertaining to

-ate

to do, act upon, cause

-ize

log/ o

to study

eti/ o

cause

pro-

before

dia

through, between, across, complete

neo-

new

dys-

bad, painful, defective

-ose, -y

characterized by, made up of

-is, -ium, -um, -a

structure, thing

gen/ o

formation, beginning

plas/ o

growth, formation

somat/ o

body

-logy

to study

-ist

person/thing that does something specific

-or

person/thing that does something specific

-ant

person/thing that does something specific

-gnosis

knowledge

-oid

resesmbling

-ole

something small (mole)

-ule

someting small (molecule)

-osis

condition

-oma

tumor/swelling

signs

objective evidence

symptom

subjective evidence

-sarcoma

malignant new growth

-phyte

abnormal pathological growth

-plasm

formed material (ectoplasm)

-stasis

stopping, slowing

benign

does not occur, has favorable outlook for recovery (benign tumor)

Exacerbation

worsening severity of disease (exasterbation)

idopathic

disease of unknown origin

in vitro

within a glass, test tube, or another container

in vivo

within living body

malignant

becoming progressively worse, recurring, lead to death (malice)

remission

improvement in or absence of signs of disease

c

castrated

n

neutered

s

spayed

DLH

domestic longhair

DSH

Domestic shorthair

LA

large animal

SA

small animal