| ADR | ain´t doin right |
| CBA | cat bite abscess |
| DHLPP-C | distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, parainfluenza, coronavirus -canine vaccine set |
| ET tube | endotracheal tube |
| Felv | feline leukemia virus |
| FIP | feline infectious peritonitis |
| FIV | feline immunodeficiency virus |
| FVRCP | feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus,panleukopenia -feline vaccine set |
| HBC | hit by car |
| IVD | intervertebral disk (disc) |
| MM | mucous membranes |
| neg | negative |
| pos | positive |
| pt. | patient |
| PT | physical therapy |
| RV | rabies vaccine |
| stat | immediately |
| V/D | vomiting/diarrhea |
| abdominal | p.t. the abdomen |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas from the abdomen |
| anabolic | p.t. anabolism |
| catabolic | p.t. catabolism |
| metabolism | p.t. metabolism |
| adipose | p.t. fat |
| caudal | p.t. the tail |
| cervical | p.t. the neck |
| chondralgia | pain in the cartilage |
| chondral | p.t. cartilage |
| chondrectomy | removal of cartilage |
| chondroma | tumor or mass in the cartilage |
| chondrosarcoma | a malignant tumor of cartilage arising from connective tissue |
| hypochondriac | p.t. below the cartilage |
| coccygeal | p.t. the tailbone |
| cranial | p.t. the skull |
| craniotomy | incision of the skull |
| craniosacral | p.t. the skull and sacrum |
| cranioplasty | surgical repair of the skull |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cytologist | specialist in the study of cells |
| cytological | p.t. the study of cells |
| histology | study of tissue |
| histologist | specialist in the study of tissue |
| histological | p.t. the study of tissue |
| histopathology | study of diseased tissue |
| histopathologist | specialist in the study of diseased tissue |
| inguinal | p.t. to the groin |
| anisokaryosis | abnormal condition of the unequal nucleus |
| laryngeal | p.t. the voice box |
| laryngitis | inflammation of voice box |
| lumbosacral | p.t. the lower back and sacrum |
| lumbar | p.t. lower back |
| neoplasia | new development |
| neoplasm | new formation |
| nuclear; nucleic | p.t. the nucleus |
| pathology | study of disease |
| pathologist | specialist in the study of disease |
| pelvic | p.t. the pelvis or hip |
| peritoneal | p.t. the peritoneum |
| peritoneitis | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| pharyngeal | p.t. the throat |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the throat |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| sacral | p.t. the sacrum |
| sacralgia | pain in the sacrum |
| sacrocaudal | p.t. the sacrum and tail |
| sacrococcygeal | p.t. sacrum and tail |
| sacropelvic | p.t. the sacrum and hip |
| spinal | p.t. the spine or backbones |
| tracheal | p.t. windpipe |
| tracheotomy | incision of the windpipe |
| endotracheal | p.t. within the windpipe |
| thoracocentesis | surgical puncture to remove to gas from the chest |
| thoracic | p.t. chest |
| thoracotomy | incision into the chest |
| vertebral | p.t. backbone |
