Top 25 Terms Every Veterinary Technician Students Should Know
By: Amit Kothiyal
Submitted: 2011-04-27 05:29:17 | Word Count: 409
It's hard to say what the top 25 terms every veterinary technician students should know are. Below are 25 terms, however, that are a very good place to start. If you're thinking about going into veterinary technician school in the near future, it would be worth your while to learn these terms and other important words that will soon become a part of your everyday vocabulary.
1. Antibiotic: a substance produced by a microorganism that inhabits or kills other microorganisms
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2. Anemia: a condition signified by a low RBC count
3. Ataxia: an uncoordinated gait that is usually associated with a neurological dysfunction
4. Aural: in or of the ear
5. Axillary: under the armpit
6. Barbering: behavioral problem where animal obsessively grooms until damage to skin and fur occurs
7. Colitis: an inflammation of the colon
8. Cystotomy: an incision made into the bladder
9. Dorsal Recumbency: lying on its back
10. Emesis: vomiting
11. Epilepsy: a brain disorder that causes recurrent and often violent seizures
12. Glucosuria: a presence of glucose in the urine
13. Hematoma: a blood clot
14. Hernia: abnormal protrusion of an organ or other body structure
15. Lateral Recumbency: lying on its side
16. Mycosis: a fungal infection in or on a part of the body
17. Nematode: a round worm or heart worm
18. pH: an inverse logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration of a fluid
19. Pharynx: a part of the digestive and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the nasal cavity and mouth all the way to the esophagus
20. Polydipsic: when a patient is drinking more water than normal, characterized by excessive thirst
21. Pruritic: itchy
22. Renomegaly: an enlargement of one or both of the kidneys
23. Shock: a condition marked by a decrease in perfusion as well as a decrease in the amount of oxygen being delivered to vital organs
24. Viscus: any large internal organ
25. Viscid: thick and sticky
There are definitely more than 25 terms that a vet tech will need to learn in order to effectively do their job. There are more than 25 basic terms a vet tech needs to know just to make it through their first semester of school, for that matter. However, the above terms may be just what you need to get you started and pique your interest.
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