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Breaking Down a Term  Break each word into the PREFIX, SUFFIX and ROOT word  Determine each meaning and put into a definition that makes sense  POST/OPERAT/IVE: pertaining to after a surgery  CARDIO/LOGY: the study of the heart  GASTR/ITIS: inflammation of the stomach  OVARIO/HYSTER/ECTOMY: surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus

Common Directional Terms  LATERAL: side of the body; toward the outside  DISTAL: away from the center of the body  DORSAL: toward the back of the body (spinal area)  CRANIAL: toward the head of the body  PALMAR: bottom of the front feet  ROSTRAL: toward the nose

Common Directional Terms  MEDIAL: toward the inside  PROXIMAL: toward the center of the body  VENTRAL: toward the abdomen of the body (belly)  CAUDAL: toward the tail of the body  PLANTAR: bottom of the back feet  ASPECT: area  RECUMBENT or RECUMBENCY: lying  TRANSVERSE- across an area dividing it into cranial and caudal sections

Directional Diagram  A- cranial  B- caudal  C- ventral  D- dorsal  E- rostral  F- proximal  G- distal  H- palmar  I- plantar

Species Terms  Canine- dog  Feline- cat  Equine- horse  Bovine- cow  Cavy- guinea pig  Primate- monkeys and apes  Poultry- chickens and turkeys  Murine- rats or mice  Ovine- sheep  Porcine- pig  Caprine- goat  Lagomorph- rabbit  Avian- bird  Reptile- snakes and lizards  Amphibians- frogs and toads  Terrapin- turtle

Common Animal Terms: Dogs  Intact: capable of reproduction  Bitch: female adult intact dog  Stud dog: male adult intact dog  Puppy: newborn dog  Litter: a group of newborn dogs  Whelping: the labor process of dogs

Common Animal Terms: Cats  Queen: adult female intact cat  Tom: adult male intact cat  Kitten: newborn cat  Queening: the labor process of cats

Common Animal Terms: Rabbits  Buck: adult male intact rabbit  Doe: adult female intact rabbit  Lapin: neutered male rabbit  Kit: newborn rabbit  Kindling: labor process of rabbits

Common Animal Terms: Ferrets and Guinea Pigs  Jill: intact female ferret  Hob: intact male ferret  Sprite: neutered female ferret  Gib: neutered male ferret  Sow: female intact guinea pig  Boar: male intact guinea pig  Pup: young newborn guinea pig

Common Animal Terms: Rats and Mice  Dam: adult female intact rat or mouse  Sire: adult male intact rat or mouse  Pup: young newborn mouse or rat

Common Animal Terms: Poultry and Birds  Cock: adult intact male chicken or parrot  Rooster: adult male chicken  Hen: adult female chicken or parrot  Cockerel: immature male chicken  Pullet: immature female chicken  Chick: newborn chicken  Poult: young chicken or turkey  Flock: group of birds  Drake: male duck  Duck: female duck  Duckling: newborn duck

Common Animal Terms: Pigs  Sow: adult female intact pig  Boar: adult male intact pig  Barrow: young castrated male pig  Stag: adult male castrated pig  Gilt: young immature female pig that has not farrowed  Piglet: newborn pig  Farrowing: labor process of pigs

Common Animal Terms: Horses  Stallion: adult male intact horse  Mare: adult female intact horse  Colt: young male horse  Filly: young female horse  Foal: newborn horse  Gelding: castrated male horse  Weanling: young horse under a year of age  Yearling: young horse between 1 and 2 years of age  Herd: group of horses

Common Animal Terms: Equine  Horse: equine over 14.2 hands in height  Pony: equine under 14.2 hands in height  Hand: measurement of height that equals 4 inches

Common Animal Terms: Equine  Donkey: donkey crossed with a donkey  Hinny: cross of male horse and female donkey  Jack: intact male donkey  Jenny: intact female donkey  Mule: cross of male donkey and female horse

Common Animal Terms: Sheep and Goats  Ewe: adult female sheep  Ram: adult male sheep  Lamb: newborn sheep  Lambing: labor process of sheep  Freshening: labor process of dairy animals  Buck: male goat  Doe: female goat  Wether: castrated male goat or sheep  Kid: newborn goat  Kidding: labor process of goats

Common Animal Terms: Cattle and Llamas  Bull: male cow or llama  Cow: female cow or llama  Heifer: young female cow that has not been bred  Stag: mature castrated male cow  Steer: young castrated male cow  Calf: newborn cow  Calving: labor process of cows and llamas  Cria: young llama

FLASH CARDS  Use flash cards for new veterinary terms learned throughout the course  Study 5-10 minutes each day  You will learn many veterinary terms and abbreviations in this course to add to your vocabulary list  Make terminology FUN!

Clinical Situation  Yr  SF  DLH  PE  v/d  WNL  TPR  Wt  Lbs or #  O  BM  CBC  Rads or x-rays  dz  dx  tx  o  Tabs  PO  SID

Are you ready for the exam?  Twice a day  By mouth  Surgery  Prescription  Four times a day  History  Diagnosis  Gums  Treatment  Pulse  Biopsy  Positive  Every  Pound  Right ear  Left eye

Patient Information  K-9: canine or dog  DLH: domestic long hair (cat)  DSH: domestic short hair (cat)  M: male  F: female  S or SF: spayed or spayed female  NM: neutered male  C or CAST: castrated

Patient Information  o: owner  y or yr: year  mo: month  wk: week  d: day  EX: exotic  C-SECT: caesarian section  d/o: drop off  p/u: pick up  d/c: discharge  rec: recommend  S/R: suture removal  Sx- surgery