VTHT 1205

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VTHT 1205

• Chapter 4 -2
• Adjectival Roots
• Dr. Dipa Brahmbhatt VMD, MpH

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BRACHY-

• SHORT
• Brachycephalic having a short head
• Brachygnathous- having a receeding underjaw

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BRADY-

• SLOW
• Bradycardia slow heartbeat
• Bradypnea slow breathing

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BREV/I-

• SHORT
• abbreviate - The reduction of a word or phrase to
  a letter or group of letters

RVT
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CRY/O

• COLD
• Cryoanesthesia regional anesthesia produced by
  localized application of cold

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CRYPT/O

• HIDDEN
• Cryptorchid undescended testicle

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DEXTR/O

• RIGHT, RIGHT SIDE
• AD, OD
• ambidextrous - Able to use both hands with equal
  facility

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DIPL/O

• DOUBLE, TWICE
• Diplopia seeing two images double vision

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DOLICH/O

• LONG
• Dolichocephalic long headed

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GLYC/O, GLUC/O

• SUGAR, SWEET
• Glycemia sugar in the blood

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HETER/O

• OTHER, DIFFERENT
• Heterodont having teeth of different shapes
  (molars, incisors, etc.)

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HOM/EO-, HOM/O

• SAME, ALIKE
• Homozygous- having identical alleles for a single
  trait

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HYDR/O

• WET, WATER, FLUID
• HYDROCEPHALUS - abnormal expansion of cavities
  within the brain that is caused by the
  accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid.

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IS/O

• EQUAL, ALIKE
• Anisocoria unequal size of the pupils

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LEPT/O

• SLENDER, SMALL, THIN
• Leptospire thin, coiled, mobile bacteria

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LEVO

• Left, to the left
• Levorotation a turning to the left

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MACR/O-

• LARGE
• Macrophage - any of the large, mononuclear,
  highly phagocytic cells derived from monocytes
  that occur in the walls of blood vessels and in
  loose connective tissue

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MAL-

• ILL, BAD
• Malodor a bad odor a stench

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MALAC/O-

• Soft, softening
• Malacia morbid softening or softness of a part
  or tissue

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MEG/A, MEG/ALO, MEG/ALY

• LARGE, OVERSIZED
• cardiomegaly a medical condition where the
  heart is enlarged

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NECR/O-

• DEATH
• necrosis death of living cells or tissues

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OLIG/O-

• FEW, LITTLE
• oliguric reduced daily output of urine

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ORTH/O-

• STRAIGHT, NORMAL, CORRECT
• Orthodontics - The dental specialty and practice
  of preventing and correcting irregularities of
  the teeth, as by the use of braces

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PACHY-

• THICK
• Pachyderm - Any of various large, thick-skinned,
  hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros,
  or hippopotamus

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PALE/O-

• OLD, PRIMITIVE
• Paleontology the study of prehistoric life

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PLATY-

• FLAT, WIDE
• Platypus- flat billed animal

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PLE/O

• MORE, MANY
• Pleomorphic having more than one shape or form

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POIKIL/O

• IRREGULAR, VARIED
• Poikilocytosis an abnormally shaped red blood
  cell

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-SCLER/O

• HARDNESS
• Arteriosclerosis Hardening and thickening of
  the walls of the arteries

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SINISTR/O-

• LEFT, TO THE LEFT
• AS, OS
• Sinistrad toward the left

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STEN/O-

• NARROWED, CONSTRICTED
• Stenotic marked by abnormal narrowing or
  constriction

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STERE/O-

• SOLID, 3 DIMINSIONAL
• Stereoscope - An optical instrument with two
  eyepieces used to impart a three-dimensional
  effect to two photographs of the same scene taken
  at slightly different angles

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TACHY-

• RAPID, FAST
• Tachycardia rapid heart beat

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TEL/E-, TEL/O-

• DISTANT, END
• Telencephalon - anterior part of the forebrain
  the endbrain (cerebrum)

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THERM/O-

• HEAT
• Thermogenesis the production of heat,
  especially within the animal body.

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XER/O-

• DRY
• xerophagia the eating of dry food