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Vet tech med term

  1. centesis
    procedure using a sterile syringe & needle to aspirate
  2. cysto
    urinary bladder
  3. tele
    at a distance
  4. cephal
    head
  5. plast
    to mold or shape
  6. algia
    pain
  7. torsi
    twisting
  8. raf
    repair
  9. malacia
    abnormal softening
  10. gram
    record of
  11. rrhaphy
    to suture
  12. rrhagia/rrhage
    bursting forth
  13. digit
    fingers
  14. rrhexis
    rupture
  15. rhea
    flow.discharge
  16. pexy
    surgical procedure to stabilize
  17. archae
    very old or ancient
  18. ist
    one who
  19. dem
    disease/condition
  20. dynia
    pain
  21. megaly
    enlargement
  22. hyster
    uterus
  23. mast
    mammary glands
  24. therapy
    treatment
  25. partum
    birth
  26. hes
    stick
  27. lylis
    split
  28. cutaneous
    outer tissue
  29. carpus/carpal
    wrist
  30. tarsal
    ankle
  31. ultra
    • above
    • increased
  32. olig
    scant/little
  33. por
    opening
  34. immune
    immune system/produces antibodies
  35. ectomy
    surgical procedure to remove
  36. defect
    not right/wrong
  37. muscul
    muscle
  38. phono
    sound
  39. chemo
    chemical
  40. hydro
    water
  41. myo
    muscle
  42. neuro
    nerves
  43. spleno
    spleen
  44. hepato
    liver
  45. y
    process of
  46. scler
    • tough
    • hard
  47. athero
    porridge like
  48. infarc
    blockage
  49. osis
    condition of
  50. medial
    toward midline
  51. lateral
    away from midline
  52. dorsal
    top line/back
  53. ventral
    abdominal
  54. cranial
    towards head
  55. caudal
    towards tail
  56. rostral
    towards nose
  57. cephalic
    pertaining to head
  58. proximal
    closer to body
  59. palmer
    forelimb
  60. planter
    hindlimb
  61. anterior
    closer to front
  62. posterior
    closer to back
  63. oma
    tumor
  64. myelo
    • bone marrow
    • spinal cord/covering of spinal cord
  65. peritoneum
    membrane lining abdomin
  66. viscer
    abdominal organs
  67. periton
    tissue/membrane lining abdomin
  68. mesentery
    connective tissue in abdomin
  69. con
    with
  70. plasia
    • development
    • growth
    • nourishment
  71. aplasia
    lack of development
  72. ana
    change or modify
  73. neo
    new
  74. uno
    one
  75. bi/di
    two
  76. tri
    three
  77. quatra/tetra
    four
  78. deca
    ten
  79. centi
    100
  80. milli/kilo
    1000
  81. sarc
    cancerous
  82. ichthyes
    fish
  83. chondro
    cartilage
  84. tendon
    connect muscle to bone
  85. ligament
    connects bone to bone
  86. 4 cadinal signs of inflammation
    • redness
    • heat
    • swelling
    • pain
  87. phil
    love of
  88. adelph
    brotherhood
  89. phleb
    vein
  90. deamination
    process of removing amino group
  91. nephr
    functional unit of kidney
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hollyeb
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182365
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Vet tech med term
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Vet tech med term
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