9th Medical Terminology Flashcards
A group of animals that have common ancestors and certain recognizable/identifiable characteristics.
Breed
Polluting or a poisonous substance that makes something unclean or polluted.
Contaminant
The frequent discharge of either soft or liquid feces.
Diarrhea
The removal of the internal reproductive organs (the ovaries and uterus or testes) of an animals in order stop the process of reproduction.
Neuter
The removal of the ovaries and uterus surgically done.
Ovariohysterectomy (OHE)
Any type of living organism that lives inside, with, and or closet close to another living organism/creature which is called a host and uses that host as a source of food, shelter, and or other requirements.
Parasite
Personal Protective Equipment
PPE
A disease that is deadly that is caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system.
Rabies
A type of fungal infection of the skin also known as dermatophytosis.
Ringworm
A parasitic worm also called nematode.
Roundworm
A infestation by the mites of genus (sarcoptes).
Scabies
The removal of the internal reproductive organs of a female animal which are ovaries and uterus in order to prevent reproduction.
Spay
A intestinal parasitic worm with a flat segmented body also known as cestode.
Tapeworm
The process of giving a substance to be able to produce immunity against a specific disease.
Vaccination