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Entry Questions What does Dorsal mean? What does Transversal mean? What word would be against infection?
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Animal Science II- Small Animal Unit A- The Small Animal Care Industry
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Objective Discuss medical terminology used by those working in the veterinarian phase of the small animal care industry
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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
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Medical Terminology Suffixes Word part at the end of a word indicating: Procedure Condition Disease Disorder
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Positional Terminology Ventral Cranial Anterior Posterior Dorsal Caudal Dorsal (frontal) plane Transversal plane
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Positional Terminology
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Dorsal (frontal) plane Transversal plane
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Positional Terminology
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Visit the following website to view a Virtual Cat Dissection External Anatomy Link http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/index.htm
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General Terminology 1. Antisepsis 2. Biopsy 3. Catheterization 4. Clutch
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General Terminology 5. Colostrum 6. Contact transmission 7. Endogenous 8. Exogenous 9. Incubation
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General Terminology 10. Infectious disease 11. Pocket pets 12. Preventative health care programs 13. Quarantine 14. Spaying 15. Neutering
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