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Case Study: Define the medical terms and abbreviations in bold print.
Maverick, a 12 year old K-9, comes in to your clinic for a yearly exam. His owners have just moved
from Texas to your state. As the veterinary technician, you are the first into the exam room to perform
the TPR(W) and to speak with the owner about their visit today. Maverick appears BAR and his TPR is
normal. His DOB is May 5, 2000. The owner, Mrs. Nethery, mentions that Maverick was seen by a
different veterinarian a few months ago because he was limping. After obtaining a PPH, the owner
gives you the copies of Maverick’s records and radiographs from the previous clinic.
According to Maverick’s records, he had previously been diagnosed with cardiopathy, arthritis, and
hepatitis. The veterinarian, Dr. Rojas, enters the exam room to perform the P/E. He immediately
notices that Maverick has dermatitis on his abdomen. Dr. Rojas decided to perform a cytology on the
affected area of skin. The skin scape showed NSF. While speaking to Mrs. Nethery, the doctor feels a
mass in the hypogastric region. After discussing the options, Mrs. Nethery agrees to let Dr. Rojas
obtain a gastric biopsy the following day.
The following day, Maverick checks in for surgery and has a pre-surgical hematology panel done. His
erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes are WNL. Hepatic enzymes are slightly elevated, but
Dr. Rojas isn’t too concerned about it. An electrocardiogram is also done since Maverick had been
previously diagnosed with a cardiopathy. The results were unremarkable. He’s taken to the OR where
an incision is made into the abdomen and the mass is excised. Dr. Rojas asks you to send the mass to a
reference lab for a biopsy. Maverick was sent to the ICU for recovery after surgery because of his age.
The recovery went well and Maverick was sent home. You tell Mrs. Nethery that the biopsy results will
be back in 3-5 working days.
After a week has passed, Mrs. Nethery has returned with Maverick for a post-surgical exam.
Maverick’s incision is healing nicely. Dr. Rojas explains that the mass was a sarcoma. His prognosis
is guarded.
Exercises:
1-A: Match the combining forms with their meaning.
1. _____ Heart
A. Arthr/o
2. _____ Small Intestine
B. Cardi/o
3. _____ Brain
C. Col/o
4. _____ Liver
D. Cyst/o
5. _____ Electricity
E. Dermat/o
6. _____ Urinary Bladder
F. Electr/o
7. _____ Stomach
G. Encephal/o
8. _____ Sugar
H. Enter/o
9. _____ Joint
I. Gastr/o
10. _____ Blood
J. Glyc/o
11. _____ Skin
K. Hemat/o
12. _____ Large Intestine
L. Hepat/o
1-B: Write the correct medical term in the blank.
1. __________________________________________: Study of tissue
2. __________________________________________: Mass or collection of blood
3. __________________________________________: Inflammation of the brain
4. __________________________________________: Disease condition of the heart
5. __________________________________________: Tumor on the liver
6. __________________________________________: Inflammation of the liver
7. __________________________________________: Incision into bone
8. __________________________________________: Increase in platelets
9. __________________________________________: Specialist in the study of disease
10. __________________________________________: Abnormal condition of the kidney
11. __________________________________________: Instrument to visually examine the eye
12. __________________________________________: Record of electricity in the heart
13. __________________________________________: Pertaining to nerves
14. __________________________________________: Red blood cell
15. __________________________________________: Pertaining to below the skin
16. __________________________________________: Pertaining to below the liver
17. __________________________________________: Blood condition of excessive sugar
18. __________________________________________: Estimation of the cause of disease
19. __________________________________________: Inflammation of skin
20. __________________________________________: Pertaining to outside the liver
1-C: Complete the definition for the following terms.
1. Arthralgia: Pain in the ______________________.
2. Neuritis: _______________________ of nerves.
3. Arthrocentesis: ____________________________ from a joint.
4. Rhinitis: Inflammation of the ____________.
5. Cephalic: Pertaining to the _______________.
6. Anemic: Pertaining to a decrease in ___________________ and/or ___________________.
7. Ophthalmology: Study of the _______________.
8. Colectomy: Removal of the _______________________.
9. Incision: Process of ____________________________.
10. Nephrectomy: Removal of the _____________________.
1-D: Define the following suffixes.
1. ________________________: –itis
7. ________________________: –ist
2. ________________________: –ectomy
8. ________________________: –graph
3. ________________________: –tomy
9. ________________________: –pathy
4. ________________________: –gram
10. ________________________: –algia
5. ________________________: –scopy
11. ________________________: –centesis
6. ________________________: –osis
12. ________________________: –emia
1-E: Circle the correct answer.
1. A dog named Brutus presents to your clinic with an abnormal heart rhythm. After further
testing it was recommended that Brutus be referred to a:
a. Pathologist
b. Histpathologist
c. Ophthalmologist
d. Cardiologist
2. Mrs. Potter calls your clinic worried about her cat, Harry. She says that Harry has had blood in
his urine. She makes an appointment for Harry to come in for an exam and to have his urine
checked. When Harry comes for his appointment, the doctor asks you to obtain urine from
Harry. What procedure would be performed?
a. Arthrocentesis
b. Cystocentesis
c. Osteocentesis
d. Gastrocentesis
3. A horse named Desperado was rushed to your clinic unable to put weight on one of his legs.
Apparently he had fallen down during a race. The veterinarian suspects a fracture (broken bone).
What would confirm this?
a. Encephalograph
b. Radiograph
c. Nephrogram
d. Cardioram
4. Mr. Manning has just rushed into your clinic with his dog, Peyton. Peyton hasn’t felt like
playing with his ball like he usually does. Upon examination, you notice that he has pale gums.
A blood test reveals that his erythrocyte count is decreased. Peyton has:
a. Leukemia
b. Thrombocytosis
c. Leukocytosis
d. Anemia
5. A boxer named Rosie presents to your clinic with a mass on her shoulder. The owner is worried
that it might be cancerous. What procedure would be performed to see if the cells in the mass
are cancerous?
a. Electrocardiogram
b. Biopsy
c. Cystocentesis
d. Osteocentesis
1-F: Define the following abbreviations.
1. _________________________: BAR
2. _________________________: OR
3. _________________________: DSH
4. _________________________: ICU
5. _________________________: TPR(W)
6. _________________________: DOB
7. _________________________: P/E
8. _________________________: R/O
9. _________________________: ISO
10. _________________________: NSF
11. _________________________: PPH
12. _________________________: WNL
1-G: Define the following prefixes.
1. _________________________: intra-
7. _________________________: pro-
2. _________________________: extra-
8. _________________________: re-
3. _________________________: trans-
9. _________________________: endo-
4. _________________________: epi-
10. _________________________: retro-
5. _________________________: sub-
11. _________________________: a-, an-
6. _________________________: hyper-
12. _________________________: ex-
1-H: Define the following medical terms and underline the root(s) in each term.
1. ___________________________________________________: Hyperglycemia
2. ___________________________________________________: Prognosis
3. ___________________________________________________: Incision
4. ___________________________________________________: Cytology
5. ___________________________________________________: Carcinoma
6. ___________________________________________________: Thrombocytosis
7. ___________________________________________________: Gastroenterology
8. ___________________________________________________: Biology
9. ___________________________________________________: Brachycephalic
10. ___________________________________________________: Iatrogenic
11. ___________________________________________________: Optic
12. ___________________________________________________: Osteitis
13. ___________________________________________________: Rhinitis
14. ___________________________________________________: Urology
Answers:
Case Study:
K-9: Canine
TPR(W): Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Weight
BAR: Bright, Alert, Responsive
DOB: Date of Birth
PPH: Past Pertinent History
Radiograph: Instrument for recording x-rays
Diagnose: Estimation of the cause of disease
Cardiopathy: Disease condition of the heart
Arthritis: Inflammation of joints
Hepatitis: Inflammation of the liver
P/E: Physical Examination
Cytology: Study of cells
NSF: No significant findings
Hypogastric: Pertaining to below the stomach
Gastric: Pertaining to the stomach
Biopsy: Removal of tissue for microscopic exam
Hematology: Study of blood
Erythrocyte: Red Blood Cell
Leukocyte: White Blood Cell
Thrombocyte: Clotting cell or Platelet
WNL: Within Normal Limits
Hepatic: Pertaining to the liver
Electrocardiogram: Record of electricity in the heart
OR: Operating Room
Excised: Process of cutting out
Incision: Process of cutting into
ICU: Intensive Care Unit
Sarcoma: Malignant tumor arising from connective tissue
Prognosis: Estimation of disease outcome
1-A:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
B
H
G
L
F
D
7. I
8. J
9. A
10. K
11. E
12. C
Histology
Hematoma
Encephalitis
Cardiopathy
Hepatoma
Hepatitis
Osteotomy
Thrombocytosis
Pathologist
Nephrosis
11. Ophthalmoscope
12. Electrocardiogram
13. Neural
14. Erythrocyte
15. Hypodermic
16. Subhepatic
17. Hyperglycemia
18. Diagnosis
19. Dermatitis
20. Extrahepatic
Arthralgia
Neuritis
Arthrocentesis
Rhinitis
Cephalic
6. Anemic
7. Ophthalmology
8. Colectomy
9. Incision
10. Nephrectomy
Inflammation
Removal or Excision
Incision or Cutting Into
Record
Process of Visual Examination
Abnormal Condition
7. Specialist
8. Instrument for Recording
9. Disease Condition
10. Pain
11. Surgical Puncture to Remove Fluid or Gas
12. Blood Condition
1-B:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
1-C:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1-D:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1-E:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
D
B
B
D
B
1-F:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Bright, Alert, Responsive
Operating Room
Domestic Short Hair
Intensive Care Unit
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Weight
Date of Birth
7. Physical Examination
8. Rule Out
9. Isolation Unit
10. No Significant Findings
11. Past Pertinent History
12. Within Normal Limits
1-G:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Within, Into
Outside
Across; Through
Above; Upon; On
Below; Under
Above; Excessive
7. Before, Forward
8. Back; Again; Backward
9. In; Within
10. Behind
11. No; Not; Without
12. Out; Away From
Blood condition of increased sugar
Estimation of disease outcome
Process of cutting into
Study of cells
Malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue
Increase in platelets or clotting cells
Study of the stomach and small intestine
8. Study of life
9. Pertaining to a short, wide head
10. Pertaining to caused by treatment
11. Pertaining to the eye
12. Inflammation of bone
13. Inflammation of the nose
14. Study of Urine; Study of the urinary tract
1-H:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.