Study Sheet #6

Definitions:

1. Abortion – premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception;

termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable.
2. Bile – a clear yellow or orange fluid produced by the liver. It is concentrated and
stored in the gallbladder, and is poured into the small intestine via the
bile ducts when needed for digestion.
3. Brachcephalic – having a short, wide head. A few breeds considered
brachycephalic breeds include Boston terrier, bulldog, Perkingese, pug,
Shih Tzu.
4. Diarrhea – Rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine resulting in
poor absorption of water, nutritive elements and electrolytes, and
producing abnormally frequent evacuation of water droppings.
5. Dyslpasia – An abnormality of development; in pathology an alteration in size,
shape and organization of adult cells.
6. Euthanasia – an easy or painless death; the deliberate ending of life of a suffering
animal.

(the definitions listed above are from the “Veterinary Assistant Training Manual – Level 1)
 Latin

1. anthrop- (anthropos – man )

a. anthropo-genesis – origin or man
b. anthropo-metry – measurement of man
2. bio – (bios – life )
a. bio-logy – the science of living organisms
b. bi-opsy – examination of a tissue excised from the living body
3. broncho – (bronchos – gullet)
a. broncho-cele – windpipe, tumor, goiter
b. broncho-pneumonia – inflammation of the bronchi
4. cardi-, cardio- (kardia – heart)
a. cardi-a-taxia – irregularity in the action of the heart
b. cardio-gram – recording of the movements of the hear
5. cheir-, chir- (cheir – hand)
a. chiro-practor - a practitioner of manipulation
b. chiro-gnomy – physiognomy of the hand
6. cyto- (hytos – cells)
a. cyto-acrhitecture – the order of arrangement of cells in a tissue
b. cyto-zoic – living in a cell
7. derma-, dermat- (derma – skin)
a. derma-graph – an instrument for writing on the skin
b. dermato-logy – study of the skin
8. entero- (enteron – the intestine)
a. enter-ectomy – resection of s segment of the intestine
b. entero-lith – an intestinal calculus
9. gastr- (gaster, stem, gastr – stomach)
a. gastro-enterology – the medical speciality dealing with diseases of the
stomach and intestines
b. gastr-odynia – pain in the stomach
10. gynec- (gyne, gynec – female)
a. gyneco-mastia – female breast in the male
b. gyneco-plastics – reparative surgery of the female organs
11. hem-, hemat- (haima, haimat – blood)
a. hemat-mastia – vomiting of blood
b. hemo-rrhage – bleeding
12. hepat- (hepar, hepat – liver)
a. hepat-a-trophy – atrophy of the liver
b. hepato-melanosis – dark pigmentation of the liver
13. hydr- (hydor, hydr – water)
a. hydro-cephalus – water head, a congenital deformation
b. hydro-gen – a gas which forms water when combined with oxygen
c. hydro-therapy – treatment by the use of water
 Pathogens

1. Haemophilus
a. H. infleunza
i. Man – Pneumonia, meningitis
b. H. parasuis
i. Porcine – Polyserositis (Glasser’s Disease)
c. H. somnus
i. Bovine – Thromboembolic meningoencephalitis
2. Legionella
a. Legionella species
i. Man – Legionellosis
3. Morexalla
a. M. bovis
i. Bovine – Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis (pink eye)
4. Pasteurella
a. P. haemolytica
i. Bovine – Respiratory Disease Complex
ii. Animals – Pneumonia
b. P. multocida
i. Animals – Pneumonia
ii. Man – Opportunistic Infection
5. Pseudomonas
a. P. aeruginoas
i. Animals, Man – Opportunistic Infection
6. Taylorella
a. T. equigenitalis
i. Equine – Contagious Equine Metritis
7. Campylobacter
a. C. fetus fetus
i. Ovine – Epizootic abortion
b. C. fetus veneralis
i. Bovine – Campylobacteriosis
c. C. jejuni
i. Man – Enteritis
8. Helicobacter
a. H. pylori
i. Man, Equine, Porcine – Gastric ulcers, gastritis
9. Vibrio
a. V. cholerae
i. Man - Cholera