WorksheetsCh1 Veterinary Medical Terminology and Abbreviations
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
-itis is a suffix that means:
enlargement
surgical removal of
after
inflammation
Pertaining to the heart:
hepatic
cardiac
cutaneous
renal
Surgical removal of the appendix:
Appendicitis
Appendix
Appendectomy
Appendage
Pertaining to the liver:
hepatic
gastric
cardiac
cutaneous
Which prefix means "above normal, increased, excessive?"
hypo-
hyper-
Which word means "after" surgery?
preoperative
postoperative
"Hemo" means:
above normal, increased, excessive
beagle
bile
blood
Which word means "treatment?"
-megaly
laparo-
-centesis
therapy
Root word for "urinary bladder?"
-itis
osteo-
cysto-
dento-
Which means "pertaining to the stomach?
gastric
osseous
renal
cardiac
Which choice means "abdomen?"
hemo-
osteo-
cysto-
laparo-
hello-
"to puncture into":
-centesis
-emesis
-therapy
poly
"Polyuria" means:
excessive/above normal urination
scant or not enough urination
excessive/above normal temperature
below normal temperature
"Cardiomegaly" means:
Enlargement of the brain
Enlargement of the heart
Inflammation of the brain
Inflammation of the heart
"osteo" means:
heart
kidney
brain
bone
intravenous (into the vein)
IV
IP
bid
tid
SQ or SUB-Q:
into the nasal cavity (nose)
into the abdomen
into the vein
under the skin
Dx:
Surgery
Diagnosis
Prescription
Treatment
Rx:
Prescription
Surgery
Diagnosis
Treatment
Murine:
Rat or mouse
Ostrich or emu (large flightless bird)
Cat
Rabbit
DOB:
Dead on arrival
Date of birth (birthday)
Doin' OK, bruh
Dog or Canine
BPM or bpm:
Blood pressure
Bright, alert, responsive
Beats per minute
Breaths per minute
"Hematuria":
Difficulty or trouble urinating
Blood in the urine
Difficulty or trouble breathing
Blood in the lungs
DSH:
cat (domestic shorthair)
dog (domestic shorthair)
cat (domestic longhair)
dog (domestic longhair)
On a patient's chart, you notice that your first patient of the day has "V/D" as the chief complaint. What should you expect?
nothing: V/D means "normal"
vomiting and diarrhea- a messy way to start the day
the patient has dilated veins
the patient has a leg fracture
