Veterinary instruments
Veterinary Abbreviations
Diseases
Parasites
Animal Body Systems
100

Hold Curved suture needles during suturing Perform suture ties

What is “Needle Holder”

100

What does ADR stand for?

What is “Ain’t doin right”

100

What does Zoonotic mean?

What is “ a disease that can be transmitted from animal to a person”

100

How is ringworm transmitted?

What is “direct contact with the fungus”

100

how do mammal and reptile circulatory systems differ?

Mammals have a four chambered heart for circulation, while reptiles have a three chambered heart with some blood mixing.

200

A specialized type of hand held retractors used to grasp the horn of the uterus during OHE

What is “Snook Hook”

200

What does TPR stand for?

What is “Temperature, Pulse, Respiration”

200

How is rabies transmitted?

What is “Through saliva from an infected animal”

200

What are tiny wingless parasites that survive by sucking on animals blood?

What is “Fleas”

200

What transmits signals to different parts of the animals body and operates basic body function?

Nervous system

300

Have large interdigitating that are used primarily for skin or facia 

What is “Rat tooth forcep”

300

What does UA mean?

What is “Urineanalysis”

300

What is Malaria?

What is “A disease transmitted through infected mosquitos”

300

What is most commonly spread by the consumption of raw meats and ingesting fleas?

What is “tapeworm”

300

what provides the body with the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide?

Respiratory System 

400

Used to scrape hard tissue like bone and cartilage. Designed with a small cup like structure 

What is “Bone Curette”

400

What does Hx stand for?

What is “History”

400

What disease only affects cats and cannot be transmitted to any other animals.

Feline leukemia 

400

What causes severe lung disease, heart failure, and other organ damage in pets?

What is “heart worms”

400

What breaks down food into simple substances?

Digestive system 

500

Used primarily for cutting fascia and other dense tissue

What is “Mayo Dissecting Scissors”

500

What does ac stand for?

What is “Before meals”

500

What disease affects cows milk production, weight, and fertility?

Brucellosis

500

What parasite causes damage to the liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts in cattle?

What is “liver fluke”

500

What defends the body against infectious organisms and other invaders?

Immune System