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122 Cards in this Set
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Bi/o |
Life |
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Carcin/o |
Cancer |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Cis/o |
To cut |
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Col/o; colon/o |
Large intestine (colon) |
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Cyst/o |
Urinary bladder; cyst |
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Cyt/o |
Cell |
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Dermat/o |
Skin |
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Electr/o |
Electricity |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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Enter/o |
Small intestine |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Glyc/o |
Sugar |
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Gnos/o |
Knowledge |
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Hem/o |
Blood |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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Hist/o |
Tissue |
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Iatr/o |
Treatment |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Nephr/o |
Kidney |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Ophthalm/o |
Eye |
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Opt/o |
Eye; vision |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Path/o |
Disease |
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Radi/o |
X-rays |
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Ren/o |
Kidney |
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Rhin/o |
Nose |
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Sarc/o |
Connective tissue |
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Sect/o |
To cut |
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Thromb/o |
Clot; clotting |
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Ur/o |
Urine; urinary tract |
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a-, an- |
no; not; without |
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brachy- |
short |
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dia- |
through; complete |
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dolicho- |
long |
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endo- |
in; within |
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epi- |
above; upon; on |
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ex-, exo- |
out; away from |
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extra- |
outside |
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hyper- |
above; excessive |
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hypo- |
deficient; below; under; less than normal |
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in- |
in; into; not |
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intra- |
within; into |
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meso- |
middle |
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pro- |
before; forward |
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re- |
back; again; backward |
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retro- |
behind; back; backward |
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sub- |
under; below |
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trans- |
across; through |
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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical |
pertaining to |
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-algia |
pain |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-cytosis |
increase in cell number |
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-drome |
to run |
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-ectomy |
removal; excision; resection |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-emic |
pertaining to a blood condition |
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-genic |
produced by or in |
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-gram |
record |
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-graph |
instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-ion |
process |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-logy |
study of |
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-oma |
tumor; mass; fluid collection |
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-opsy |
view of |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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-pathy |
disease condition; emotion |
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-scope |
instrument for visual examination |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-sis |
state of; condition |
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-tomy |
incision; process of cutting |
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BAR |
bright, alert, responsive |
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CCU |
critical care unit |
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ICU |
intensive care unit |
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CWPM |
continue with previous medication |
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DLH |
domestic long hair |
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DMH |
domestic medium hair |
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DSH |
domestic short hair |
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DOA |
dead on arrival |
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DOB |
date of birth |
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ER |
emergency room |
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OR |
operating room |
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GROS |
gross review of symptoms |
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K-9 |
canine |
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ISO |
isolation unit |
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NAF |
no abnormalties found |
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NSF |
no significant findings |
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P/E |
physical exam |
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PPH |
past pertinent history |
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R/O |
rule out |
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SOAP |
subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
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TPR(W) |
temperature, pulse, respiration, (weight) |
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WNL |
within normal limits |
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Anemia |
decrease in red blood cells and/or hemoglobin |
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Biopsy |
removal of tissue for microscopic examination |
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Brachycephalic |
pertaining to a short, wide head (i.e. Persians, Pugs, Boston Terriers) |
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Dolichocephalic |
pertaining to a narrow, long head (i.e. Greyhounds, Collies) |
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Mesocephalic |
pertaining to an average width head (i.e. Golden Retrievers) |
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Carcinoma |
malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue |
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Prodrome |
symptoms run together before the onset of a more specific disease |
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Syndrome |
symptoms that run together and point to a specific disease |
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Leukemia |
increase in the number of cancerous white blood cells |
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Diagnosis |
estimation of the cause of disease |
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Prognosis |
estimation of disease outcome |
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Canine |
dog |
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Feline |
cat |
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Bovine |
cattle |
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Ovine |
sheep |
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Caprine |
goat |
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Aggressive |
eager to fight |
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Alert |
energetic, quick, and responsive |
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Docile |
relaxed, easy to handle |
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Feral |
wild |
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Submissive |
willing to submit |