BIOL 2223 Lecture 11: Lec 1 - Medical Terms & Disease Cause & Effect
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Interpret the meaning of medical terms by starting with the suffix, then go the beginning of the word and follow through. Intramuscular: ar pertaining to, intra inside, muscul muscle. A deviation from normal structure function of any body part. Any condition where the health of an animal is impaired. Determine what diagnostic tests might be required. Prognosis (what is the chance that the animal will recover?) Diagnosis figuring out what is wrong with your animal. Prognosis chances of recovery and likelihood of survival. Swelling (often due to edema fluid in the tissue) Purulent pus (thick yellow, brown, green, or grey) Hypertrophy enlarged organ or part due to increase in size of cells. Hyperplasia increase in number of cells. Decrease in size of cell, tissue, organ; wasting away from lack of use. Behavioural changes restless, shaking, depressed, panting, not grooming, bites. Disease a condition in which the health of an animal is impaired.
