Vet Med Term (UTM VET 300)

Arthroscope

Instrument used to visually examine the joint

Gastritis

Inflammation of the stomach

Gastr/o

Stomach

Enter/o

Small intestine

Gastroenteritis

Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Panleukopenia

Deficiency of all types of white blood cells

Pan-

All

Leuk/o

White

-penia

Deficiency or reduction in #

Gastrotomy

Incision into the stomach

-tomy

Cutting into or incision

Gastrostomy

Surgically created opening between the stomach and the body surface

-stomy

A surgically created opening

Gastroectomy

Surgical removal of the stomach

-ectomy

Surgical removal or excision

Hepatoma

Liver mass

-oma

Mass

Hematoma

A mass or collection of blood

Urethra

Takes urine from urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Ureters

Collect urine from the kidney and transport it to the urinary bladder

ileum

Distal part of the small intestine

Myel/o

spinal cord and bone marrow

Cervical

Pertaining to the neck

Cervical vertebrae

Pertains to the neck that joins the head to the body

Prostate

A gland that secretes a fluid to aide in sperm motality in males

Prostrate

Exhausted or to lie flat on the ground

An-

Without or no

Reflex

An automatic, involuntary response to change

Reflux

Backward flow

Abduction

To take away from the midline

Adduction

Move toward the midline

Dysphagia

Difficulty eating or swallowing

Euthyroid

Having a normally functioning thyroid gland

Endocrine

To secrete internally

Exocrine

To secrete externally (via a duct)

Endoparasite

An organism that lives w/in the body of the host

Ectoparasite

An organism that lives on the outer surface of the host

Hyperglycemia

Elevated amounts of blood glucose

Hypoglycemia

Depressed amounts of blood glucose

Intercostal

Between the ribs

Intramuscular

W/in the muscle

Polyuria

Excessive amounts or frequency of urination

Oliguria

Scant amounts or frequency of urination

Preanesthetic

Pertaining to before anesthesia

Postanesthetic

Pertaining to after anesthesia

Sublingual

Under the tongue

Supernumerary

More than the regular number

Suprascapular

Above the shoulder blade

Atraumatic

W/o injury

Anuria

Absence of urine

Antiemetics

Work against or prevent vomiting

Cystocentesis

A surgical puncture of the urinary bladder w/ a needle to remove fluid

Mastectomy

Surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands

Gastropexy

Surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall

Rhinoplasty

Surgical repair of the nose

Colostomy

A surgically created opening between the colon and body surface

Laparotomy

An incision into the abdomen

Electrocardiogram

The electrocardiographic hard copy

Electrocardiograph

The machine that records the electric activity of the heart

Urinalysis

Separation of the urine into its constituents

Endoscope

An instrument used to visually examine inside the body

Endoscopy

The procedure of visually examining inside the body

Chemotherapy

Treatment w/ chemical substances or drugs

Hemorrhage

Bursting forth of blood from the vessels

Enterorrhaphy

Suturing of the small intestine

Diarrhea

Complete discharge of the bowels

Myorrhexis

Rupture of the muscle

Arthralgia and Arthrodynia

Joint pain

Infarction

Condition of blood flow obstruction

Hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver

Congestive

Tends toward accumulation of fluid

Osteomalacia

Abnormal softening of the bone

Cardiomegaly

Enlargement of the heart

Cardiosis

An abnormal condition of the heart

Enteropathy

A disease in the small intestine

Arteriosclerosis

Abnormal hardening of the arteries

Pericardium

The structure surrounding the heart

Tarsus

The joint between the tibia and fibula and metatarsal bones

Cardiac

Pertaining to the heart

Renal

Pertaining to the kidney

Ovarian

Pertaining to the ovary

Lumbar

Pertaining to the loin, lower back

Alimentary

Pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract

Laryngeal

Pertaining to the larynx (voice box)

Enteric

Pertaining to the small intestine

Uterine

Pertaining to the uterus

Cutaneous

Pertaining to the skin

Nephrotic

Pertaining to the kidneys

Cyst/o

Urinary bladder

Palpated

Examined by feeling w/ hands

Obstruction

A blockage or hindrance that prevents normal movement or flow

Catheter

A flexible tube inserted into a body cavity, duct, or blood vessels to remove or introduce fluids

Examination

Act of carefully inspecting the body

Vital

Essential to life

Metabolic

Relating to metabolism, chemical processes that occur w/in living cell to maintain life

Hyster/o

Uterus

A-

Without or no

Ad-

Toward

Peri-

Around, surrounding

Anti-

Against