Directional Terms
Side of the body; toward the outside; away from the midline
What is lateral?
toward the nose
What is rostral?
CBC
What is Cell blood Count/Complete Blood Count?
BCS
What is Body Condition Score
CRT
what is Capillary Refill Time
-centesis
What is surgical puncture of
-logy
What is the study of
Away from the center of the body
What is distal?
toward the inside; toward the midline
what is medial?
DX or Dx
Diagnosis
IV
Intravenous
HX or Hx
History (patient)
-ectomy
What is surgical removal of
-megaly
What is enlargemnt of
toward the back/spine of the body
what is dorsal?
closer to attachment
what is proximal?
Nothing by mouth (nil per os)
Urinalysis
TPR
-emesis
What is to vomit
-opsy
What is to view or see
toward the head of the body
what is cranial?
toward the abdomen of the body
what is the ventral?
ADR
What is "Aint' Doing Right?
WNL
PRN
As needed (pro re nata)
-itis
What is inflammation
-pathy
what is disease
bottom of the front feet
what is palmar?
toward the tail of the body
what is caudal
TID
Three times daily
OS
Left eye
AS
Left Ear (auris sinistra)
-lysis
What is to break down
-gram
What is a record of