Here are 25 more funny-sounding words you might find on a pet’s medical record:
Axilla………………..armpit
Brachial……………pertaining to the forelimbs
Cardiac……………pertaining to the heart
Clavicle…………….collarbone; present in cats, but not in dogs
Conjunctiva……….membrane lining the eyelids
Cranium……………skull
Cutaneous…………pertaining to the skin
Digit………………….toe
Erythrocyte………a red blood cell
Gastric……………..pertaining to the stomach
Inguinal…………….pertaining to the groin
Larynx………………voicebox
Leukocyte…………a white blood cell
Lingual………………pertaining to the tongue
Mandible…………..lower jaw
Nares………………..nostrils
Neural……………….pertaining to the nerves
Nictitans…………….pertaining to the third eyelid (a membrane which covers the cornea as the upper and lower lids close)
Ocular……………….pertaining to the eye
Otic…………………..pertaining to the ear
Palate………………..roof of the mouth
Patella………………kneecap
Pharynx……………throat
Thoracic……………pertaining to the chest
Trachea…………….windpipe
Resource: Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, Second Edition
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