Transcript Medical Terminology - Catawba County Schools

Entry Questions
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What does Dorsal mean?
What does Transversal mean?
What word would be against infection?
Animal Science IISmall Animal
Unit AThe Small Animal Care Industry
Objective
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Discuss medical terminology used by those
working in the veterinarian phase of the
small animal care industry
Medical Terminology
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Components of medical terminology
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Prefix
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Beginning of the word indicating:
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Number
Location
Time
Status
Root words
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Word part that gives the fundamental meaning of
a word
Medical Terminology
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Suffixes
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Word part at the end of a word indicating:
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Procedure
Condition
Disease
Disorder
Medical Prefixes
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a-, an- without, lack of
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anti- against, opposing
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Bilateral- two sides
dys- painful, difficult, abnormal
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Antiseptic- against infection
bi- two, double, twice
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Anemia- without blood
Dysentery- abnormal infection of the colon
pre- before
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Preoperative- before surgery
Medical Root Words
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carp
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wrist
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cardi
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heart
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carpel- pertaining to the wrist
cardiology- study of the heart
dors
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back
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dorsal- relating to the back
Medical Root Words
dent, odont
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teeth
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dentist- person who works with teeth
Gastr
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stomach
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gastronomy- surgical opening of the stomach
Gingiv
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gums
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gingivitis- inflammation of the gums
phleb, ven
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vein
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phlebotomist- person who obtains blood from veins
Medical Suffixes
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Pain
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centesis
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Procedure to remove fluid
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arthralgia- painful joints
Cytocentesis- removing fluid from the bladder
itis
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inflammation
bronchitis
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rrhea
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Flow or discharge
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diarrhea
Positional Terminology
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Ventral
Cranial
Anterior
Posterior
Dorsal
Caudal
Dorsal (frontal) plane
Transversal plane
Positional Terminology
Positional Terminology
Positional Terminology
Transversal plane
Dorsal (frontal) plane
Positional Terminology
Positional Terminology
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Cat Dissection
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External Anatomy Link
http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/index.htm
General Terminology
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Antisepsis
Biopsy
Catheterization
Clutch
General Terminology
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Colostrum
Contact transmission
Endogenous
Exogenous
Incubation
General Terminology
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Infectious disease
Pocket pets
Preventative health care programs
Quarantine
Spaying
Neutering