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92 Cards in this Set
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aden/o |
gland |
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azot/o |
nitrogenous compounds |
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cyst/o, vesic/o |
bladder |
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erythr/o |
red |
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glomerul/o |
glomerulus |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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lith/o |
stone |
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meat/o |
opening, meatus |
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nephr/o, ren/o |
kidney |
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noct/o |
night |
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olig/o |
scanty |
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py/o |
pus |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
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scler/o |
hardening |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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ur/o, urin/o |
urine |
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dia- |
through |
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dys- |
bad; painful; difficult |
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in- |
in, not |
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intra- |
in, within |
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poly- |
many, much |
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retro- |
backward, behind |
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supra- |
above, excessive, superior |
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-grade |
to go |
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-gram |
record, writing |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-ia |
condition |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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-ptosis |
prolapse, downward displacement |
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-uria |
urine |
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edema |
exccesive amounts of fluid that cause swelling |
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lumen |
tubal space within a structure |
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benign |
noncancerous tumor |
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malignant |
cancerous tumor |
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azoturia |
increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in urine |
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diuresis |
increased formation and secretion of urine |
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uremia |
elevated levels of urea and nitrogenous waste products in the blood as a result of the kidney's failure to expel these waste products in the urine; also called azotemia |
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BUN |
blood urea nitrogen; laboratory test that measures the amount of urea in the blood |
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Ab |
antibody |
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ACT |
activated clot time |
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ag |
antigen |
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AI |
artificial insemination |
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AV |
atrioventricular |
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BAR |
bright, alert, responsive |
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BMR |
basal metabolic rate |
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BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
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C |
cervical vertebrae |
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CAT |
computerized axial tomography |
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CF |
cardiac failure |
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CHF |
congestive heart failure |
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CM |
castrated male |
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crit |
hematocrit |
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CSF |
cerebrospinal fluid |
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ECG |
electrocardiogram |
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EFA |
essential fatty acids |
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EIA |
enzyme immunoassay |
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EKG |
electrocardiogram |
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ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
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EM |
electron microscope |
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EPG |
eggs per gram (feces) |
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FA |
fatty acid |
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FUO |
fever of unknown origin
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H and E |
hematoxylin and eosin |
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HCT |
hematocrit |
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Hgb |
hemoglobin |
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IDST |
intradermal skin test |
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IFN |
interferon |
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Ig |
immunoglobulin |
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IVD |
intervertebral disc |
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ME |
metabolizable energy |
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MLV |
modified live virus |
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MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
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NAF |
no abnormalities found |
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OD |
right eye |
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OR |
operating room |
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OS |
left eye |
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OVH/OHE |
ovariohysterectomy (spay) |
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PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
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sp/spp |
secies (singular)/species (plural) |
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PCV |
packed cell volume |
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plt |
platelet |
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PTS |
put to sleep |
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RBC |
red blood cell |
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SF |
spayed female |
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SPF |
specific pathogen free |
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TDN |
total digestible nutrients |
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TPR |
temp, pulse, respiration |
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UA, U/A |
urinalysis |
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WB |
western blot |
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WBC |
white blood cells |
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WNL |
within normal limits |
