Case Study: Define the medical terms and abbreviations in bold print.
You’ll notice some terms from the previous chapter.
You hear a page over the intercom that you are needed in the emergency room, stat. The pt. is Bungee,
a 4 year old male DLH, with an abdominal evisceration. Apparently Bungee had been fighting with
the neighbor’s cat and fell from the top of the fence onto the gardening tools below. A quick check of
his file shows that he is current on his FVRCP, FeLV, and RV. Upon P/E, a mass is found on the
lateral aspect of his right stifle. The mass was warm to the touch. The veterinarian confirms that
Bungee also has a CBA. His MM are pale and he’s breathing rapidly. Pre-surgical bloodwork is run
which shows anemia.
Bungee is taken into surgery to repair the evisceration. An endotracheal tube is placed and Bungee is
positioned in dorsal recumbency for the procedure. After replacing the abdominal viscera, the
veterinarian performs an abdominal lavage to try and prevent peritonitis. Bungee was moved to the
recovery room after surgery.
After waking up from the surgery, Bungee begins coughing. The owner should be told that Bungee will
have short-term laryngitis because of the ET tube.
Exercises:
2-A: Match the combining forms with their meaning.
1. _____ Throat
A. Abdomin/o
2. _____ Disease
B. Adip/o
3. _____ Nose
C. Chondr/o
4. _____ Abdomen
D. Crani/o
5. _____ Groin
E. Cyt/o
6. _____ Voice Box
F. Hist/o
7. _____ Cartilage
G. Inguin/o
8. _____ Fat
H. Laryng/o
9. _____ Skull
I. Path/o
10. _____ Tissue
J. Pelv/o
11. _____ Cell
K. Pharyng/o
12. _____ Hip
L. Rhin/o
2-B: Write the correct medical term in the blank.
1. __________________________________________: Study of disease
2. __________________________________________: New formation
3. __________________________________________: Incision into the skull
4. __________________________________________: Pertaining to the internal organs
5. __________________________________________: Tumor of cartilage
6. __________________________________________: Pertaining to the groin
7. __________________________________________: Specialist in the study of cells
8. __________________________________________: Pertaining to the throat
9. __________________________________________: Inflammation of the voice box
10. __________________________________________: Pertaining to between the backbones
11. __________________________________________: Incision into the windpipe
12. __________________________________________: Incision into the chest
13. __________________________________________: Surgical repair of the skull
14. __________________________________________: Pertaining to the hip
15. __________________________________________: Pertaining to the sacrum and tail
16. __________________________________________: Pertaining to the lower back
17. __________________________________________: Pain in cartilage
18. __________________________________________: Irrigation of organ or cavity
19. __________________________________________: No malignant; Non-invasive
20. __________________________________________: Study of the body’s function
2-C: Circle the correct spelling for each word.
1. Diaphragm
Diaphram
Diafram
2. Larynx
Layrnx
Larynx
3. Diarrea
Diahrrea
Diarrhea
4. Abcess
Absess
Abscess
5. Cartalige
Cartilage
Cartlaje
6. Maligent
Malignent
Malignant
7. Thorasic
Thoracic
Thoraxic
8. Vertibrea
Vertibra
Vertebrae
9. Cerival
Cervical
Cervicle
10. vommitting
Vomiting
Vomitting
2-D: Define the following suffixes.
1. ________________________: –plasty
7. ________________________: –plasia
2. ________________________: –ose
8. ________________________: –ism
3. ________________________: –logy
9. ________________________: –osis
4. ________________________: –algia
10. ________________________: –ar
5. ________________________: –centesis
11. ________________________: –oma
6. ________________________: –ist
12. ________________________: –itis
2-E: Match the following directional terms to complete the sentences.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Cranial
Caudal
Deep
Distal
Dorsal
F. Lateral
G. Medial
H. Proximal
I. Superficial
J. Ventral
1. The xiphoid process is _________ to the thoracic vertebrae.
2. The tarsus is ______ to the carpus.
3. A cat scratch is _______, a stab wound is _________.
4. The humerus is ________ to the metacarpals.
5. The atlas is ________ to the ilium.
6. The ribs are ________ to the heart.
7. The dewclaw is ________ to the other digits.
8. A dog lying on its side is in ______________ recumbency.
9. The intestines are _______ to the heart.
10. The phalanges are _______ to the stifle.
11. The tibia is ________ to the fibula.
12. The thoracic vertebrae are ______ to the sacral vertebrae.
13. The lumbar vertebrae are _______ to the umbilicus.
14. The accessory carpal bone is on the _______ aspect of the carpus.
15. The humerus is ______ to the muscles.
2-F: Define the following abbreviations.
1. _________________________: CBA
2. _________________________: FIP
3. _________________________: V/D
4. _________________________: stat
5. _________________________: P.T.
6. _________________________:
7. _________________________: FIV
8. _________________________: DHLPP-C
9. _________________________: s
10. _________________________: pos
11. _________________________: c
12. _________________________: MM
2-G: Define the following prefixes.
1. _________________________: hypo-
5. _________________________: ana-
2. _________________________: inter-
6. _________________________: endo-
3. _________________________: meta-
7. _________________________: neo-
4. _________________________: cata
8. __________________________: a-, an-
2-H: Define the following medical.
1. __________________________________________________________: Nucleus
2. __________________________________________________________: Prolapse
3. __________________________________________________________: Evisceration
4. __________________________________________________________: Anabolism
5. __________________________________________________________: Histopathology
6. __________________________________________________________: Chondrosarcoma
7. __________________________________________________________: Abdominal Cavity
8. __________________________________________________________: Exocrine Glands
9. __________________________________________________________: Endocrine Glands
10. __________________________________________________________: Urethra
11. __________________________________________________________: Diaphragm
12. __________________________________________________________: Pharynx
13. __________________________________________________________: Cell Membrane
14. __________________________________________________________: Catabolism
15. __________________________________________________________: IVD
Answers:
Case Study:
stat: Immediately
Laryngitis: Inflammation of the voice box
pt.: Patient
ET Tube: Endotracheal Tube
DLH: Domestic Long Hair
Abdominal: Pertaining to the abdomen
Evisceration: Displacment of organ or tissue through the cavity that should contain it.
FVRCP: Feline viral rhinotracheitis
FeLV: Feline leukemia virus
RV: Rabies vaccine
P/E: Physical Examination
Lateral: Pertaining to the side
CBA: Cat bite abscess
MM: Mucous Membranes
Anemia: Decrease in red blood cells and/or hemoglobin
endotracheal: Pertaining to within the windpipe
Dorsal Recumbency: Lying on its back
Viscera: Internal organs
Lavage: Irrigation or washing out of an organ or cavity
Peritonitis: Inflammation of the peritoneum
2-A:
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K
I
L
A
G
H
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. F
11. E
12. J
Pathology
Neoplasm
Craniotomy
Visceral
Chondroma
Inguinal
Cytologist
Pharyngeal
Laryngitis
Intervertebral
11. Tracheotomy
12. Thoracotomy
13. Cranioplasty
14. Pelvic
15. Sacrocaudal
16. Lumbar
17. Chondralgia
18. Lavage
19. Benign
20. Physiology
Diaphragm
Larynx
Diarrhea
Abscess
Cartilage
6. Malignant
7. Thoracic
8. Vertebrae
9. Cervical
10. Vomiting
Surgical Repair
Pertaining to; Full of
Study of
Pain
Surgical Puncture to Remove Fluid or Gas
Specialist
7. Development; Formation; Growth
8. Process; Condition
9. Abnormal Condition
10. Pertaining to
11. Tumor; Mass
12. Inflammation
J
B
I, C
H
A
F or I
G
F
9. B
10. D
11. G
12. A
13. E
14. F
15. C
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Cat Bite Abscess
Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Vomiting/ Diarrhea
Immediately
Physical Therapy
Negative
7. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
8. Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parvo, Parainfluenza, Corona
9. Without
10. Positive
11. With
12. Mucous Membranes
Deficient; Below; Under; Less than Normal
Between
Change
Down
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Up
In; Within
New
No; Not; Without
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The control center of the cell that contains chromosomes.
Abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue through a natural opening
Displacement of internal organs outside the cavity that should contain them
Process of building up complex proteins from simpler substances
Study of diseased tissue
Malignant tumor of cartilage arising from connective tissue
Cavity containing organs such as the stomach, intestines, spleen, and pancreas
Glands that secrete chemical through tubes everywhere in the body
Glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
Thin, muscular partition separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Throat
Semi-permeable structure that surrounds and protects the cell
Process of breaking down complex food into simpler substances
Cartilage pad between vertebrae used for cushion and support