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Worksheet 8
Vet 100
Term | Definition |
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arthralgia (arthr/algia) | joint/pain, pertaining to joint pain |
atonic (a/ton/ic) | without/tone/pertaining to, without tone, relaxed |
atrophy (a/trophy) | without/nourishment, decreased development or growth |
carpus | wrist |
costal (cost/al) | rib/pertaining to, pertaining to the rib |
crepitation (crepit/a/tion) | rattle/condition of, noise made from bone rubbing against bone |
cruciate | cross-like shape, ligament in the knee which provides stability |
dewclaw | first digit (thumb) on the foot which can be loosely attached |
digit | finger or toe |
dysplasia (dys/plas/ia) | difficult/molding/pertaining to, poor conformation |
hock | ankle |
hypertrophy (hyper/trophy) | increased/nourishment, increased development or growth |
luxation | displacement |
onychectomy (onych/ectomy) | finger nail/surgical removal of, declawing |
ostectomy (oste/ectomy) | bone/surgical removal of, surgical removal of a bone |
osteoarthritis (osteo/arthr/itis) | bone/joint/inflammation of, inflammation of the bone & joint |
osteomyelitis (osteo/myel/itis) | bone/marrow/inflammation of, inflammation of the bone & marrow |
osteosarcoma (osteo/sarc/oma) | bone/tissue/tumor, malignant tumor of the bone tissue |
panosteitis (pan/oste/itis) | entire/bone/inflammation, inflammation of the entire bone |
patella | knee cap |
polydactyl (poly/dactyl) | many/digits, unusual increased # of toes |
stifle | knee joint |
tarsus | ankle joint |
tetany (tetan/y) | convulsive tension/process of, extreme muscle spasms |
ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
CHD | canine hip dysplasia |
Fx | fracture |
IM | intramuscular |
IVDD | intervertebral disc disease |
MS | musculoskeletal (system) |
NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
OFA | Orthopedic Foundation for Animals |
RADS | radiographs |