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Vet Terminology 5
Body substances
Question | Answer |
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aqua | water |
hydr/o- | water |
chol/o- | bile |
chyle | milky fluid-product of digestion |
chyl/o- | milky fluid-product of digestion |
dacry/o- | tears |
lacrima | tears |
galact/o- | milk |
lact/o- | milk |
hemat/o- | blood |
hidr/o- | sweat |
sudor | sweat |
lymph/o- | lymph |
muco- | secretion of mucous membranes |
myx/o- | mucus |
plasma | fluid portion of blood |
ptyal/o- | saliva |
pus | liquid product of inflammation |
py/o- | pus |
sangui- | blood |
sanguin/o- | blood |
serum | clear portion of blood |
ser/o- | clear portion of blood |
sial/o- | saliva, salivary glands |
ur/ea- | urine or urea |
adip/o- | fat |
amyl/o- | starch |
cerumen | earwax |
cerumin/o- | earwax |
ele/o- | oil |
ole/o- | oil |
ferrum | iron |
ferr/o- | iron |
gluco- | sugar |
saccar/o- | sugar |
hal/o- | salt |
heme | iron-based, pigment part of hemoglobin |
hormone | body-produced chemical substance |
hyal/o- | glassy, translucent substance |
hyalin | glassy, translucent substance |
lip/o- | fat, fatty acid |
lith/o- | stone or calculus |
mel/i | honey or sugar |
natrium | sodium |
petrous | stony hardness |
sal | salt |
sebum | sebaceous gland secretion |