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Entry Questions What does Dorsal mean? What does Transversal mean? What word would be against infection?

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1 Entry Questions What does Dorsal mean? What does Transversal mean? What word would be against infection?

2 Animal Science II- Small Animal Unit A- The Small Animal Care Industry

3 Objective Discuss medical terminology used by those working in the veterinarian phase of the small animal care industry

4 Medical Terminology Components of medical terminology Prefix Beginning of the word indicating:  Number  Location  Time  Status Root words Word part that gives the fundamental meaning of a word

5 Medical Terminology Suffixes Word part at the end of a word indicating: Procedure Condition Disease Disorder

6 Medical Prefixes 1. a-, an- without, lack of Anemia- without blood 2. anti- against, opposing Antiseptic- against infection 3. bi- two, double, twice Bilateral- two sides 4. dys- painful, difficult, abnormal Dysentery- abnormal infection of the colon 5. pre- before Preoperative- before surgery

7 Medical Root Words 1. carp wrist carpel- pertaining to the wrist 2. cardi heart cardiology- study of the heart 3. dors back dorsal- relating to the back

8 Medical Root Words 4. dent, odont teeth dentist- person who works with teeth 5. Gastr stomach gastronomy- surgical opening of the stomach 6. Gingiv gums gingivitis- inflammation of the gums 7. phleb, ven vein phlebotomist- person who obtains blood from veins

9 Medical Suffixes algia Pain arthralgia- painful joints centesis Procedure to remove fluid Cytocentesis- removing fluid from the bladder itis inflammation bronchitis rrhea Flow or discharge diarrhea

10 Positional Terminology Ventral Cranial Anterior Posterior Dorsal Caudal Dorsal (frontal) plane Transversal plane

11 Positional Terminology

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13 Dorsal (frontal) plane Transversal plane

14 Positional Terminology

15 Visit the following website to view a Virtual Cat Dissection External Anatomy Link http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/index.htm

16 General Terminology 1. Antisepsis 2. Biopsy 3. Catheterization 4. Clutch

17 General Terminology 5. Colostrum 6. Contact transmission 7. Endogenous 8. Exogenous 9. Incubation

18 General Terminology 10. Infectious disease 11. Pocket pets 12. Preventative health care programs 13. Quarantine 14. Spaying 15. Neutering


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