electromagnetic radiation		science and art of providing professional support service to veterinarians in their practice
venicpuncture		syllable, group of syllables, or word placed at the end of a root word
aseptic technique		a syllable, group of syllables, or word placed at the beginning of a root word
suffix		system for making decisions about how an injury will be handled in an emergency situation
asepsis		an irregular sound caused by disruption of normal blood flow within the heart
pharmacology		action taken to assure asepsis
vet technology		noninvasive way of imaging soft tissues in the body
lab testing		control of an animal
heart murmur		routine operations and procedures carried out by veternarians
root word		a word or portion of a word that is the basis for the meaning of a word
veterinarian		process of using photons of energy traveling at the speed of light to produce an image on film
pulse		lower than normal body temperature
target tissue		any substance used to promote life processes in maintaining health and treating disease
AVMA		higher than normal body temperature
practice		observing of samples of body fluids or tissues for abnormalities
diagnostic ultrasound		American Veterinary Medical Association
care		appropriate maintenance of an animal
prefix		a well-known antibiotic
penicilin		site where drug action is needed to treat disease
restraint		heartbeat of an animal
hyperthermia		study of drugs
drug		surgical puncture of a vein
triage		sterile condition in which no living microscopic organisms are present
stethoscope		animal doctor
hypothermia		instrument used to hear and amplify the sounds of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs