chapter 16 + 17 med terms

hypothermia

medical term for a decrease in body temperature

signalment

medical term for a description of the animal that includes information about an animal including the species, breed, age, and sexual status

speculum

medical term for an instrument used to enlarge the opening of a canal or cavity

agglutination

medical term for clumping together of cells or particle

virulence

medical term for the ability of an organism to cause disease

focus

medical term for localized region

lethal

medical term for causing death

nosocomial infection

medical term for a disorder caused by pathogenic organisms contracted in a facility or clinic

echoic

medical term for the ultrasound property of producing adequate levels of reflections when sound waves are returned to the transducer and displayed

projection 

medical term for the path of the X-ray beam

endospore

medical term for a resistant, oval body formed in some bacteria

prophylaxis

medical term for prevention

carrier

medical term for an animal that harbors an infectious agent without clinical signs and may transmit infection

remission

medical term for partial or complete disappearance of disease signs

enzootic

medical term for if the disease is always present in an animal community

cannula

medical term for a hollow tube

coccus

medical term for sphere

disease

medical term for deviation from normal health

diagnosis

medical term for the determination of the cause of disease

moribund

medical term for near death

dosage interval

medical term for the time between drug administration

dose

medical term for the amount of medication measured

nonparenteral

The administration of medication via the gastrointestinal tract is

disinfectant

A chemical agent that kills or prevents the growth of microorganisms on inanimate objects is a/an

transdermal

Drug administration that is given across the skin is

immunosuppressant

A substance that prevents or decreases the body's reaction to invasion by disease or foreign material is a/an

mucolytic

A substance that breaks up mucus and reduces its viscosity is a/an

mydriatic agent

A substance used to dilate the pupils is a/an

emasculator

An instrument used in closed castrations to crush and sever the spermatic cord is an

elevator

An instrument used to reflect tissue from bone is an

excisional biopsy

The act of removing an entire mass, tissue, or organ to examine is

flank incision

A surgical cut perpendicular to the long axis of the body, caudal to the last rib is

blunt

An instrument that is dull (not sharp) is described as being

serration

medical term for sawlike edge or border

prosthesis

medical term for an artificial substitute for a diseased or missing part of the body

cautery

medical term that means the application of a burning substance, hot instrument, electric current, or other agent to destroy tissue

ligation

medical term for the act of tying

drain

medical term for a device by which a channel may be established for the exit of fluids from a wound

eviscerate

medical term for removal or exposure of internal organs

aseptic technique

medical term for precautions taken to prevent contamination of a surgical wound

debridement

medical term for removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissue

friable

medical term for easily crumbled

transfix

medical term for pierce through and through

enucleation

medical term for removal of an organ in whole

ausculation

the act of listening to body sounds

palpation

examination by feeling

percussion

examination by tapping the surface to determine density of a body area

prescription drug

medication that may be purchased by prescription or from a licensed professional

over the counter drug

medication that may be purchased with out a prescription

osmosis

Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane along its concentration gradient is

excise

To surgically cut out is to

apposition

The surgical term for side-by-side placement is

swaged

Another name for an eyeless needle is

hypernatremia

The term for an excessive level of sodium in the blood is

ratchet

The graded locking portion of an instrument located near the finger rings is the

taper needle

A needle that has a rounded tip is called a

hemostat

An instrument that controls bleeding is a

lavage

Irrigation of tissue with fluid is called

hypotonic

A solution that is less concentrated than what it is being compared with is known as

percussion

Examination by tapping the surface to determine density of a body area is called

radiopaque

The quality of appearing white or light gray on a radiograph is called

syndrome

A set of signs that occur together is called a(n)

palliative

The term for relief of condition but not a cure is

febrile

Pertaining to fever is

etiology

The study of disease causes is