Dictionary Flashcards
haematochezia
fresh blood in faeces
melaena
digested blood in faeces (coffee grounds)
philtrum
vertical grove at the base of the nose just above the upper lip
bacteraemia
bacteria in blood secondary to mucosal damage
septicaemia
bacteria multiplying in the blood with concurrent endotoxaemia (systemic disease)
dyschezia
pain on defaecation
myalgia
muscle pain
paraplegia
no voluntary movement (non-ambulatory)
P mitrale
wide bifold P wave (due to left atrial enlargement)
concentric hypertrophy
hypertrophy due to pressure overload (walls thickened)
eccentric hypertrophy
hypertrophy due to volume overload (chamber enlarged)
pharmacokinetics
action of animal on a drug (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)
pharmacodynamics
actions drug on the animals (effect on bacteria…)
empiric therapy
infecting organism not yet identified (broad spectrum)
definitive therapy
organism identified and specific therapy chosen
metaphylaxis
drug treatment after diagnosis of disease to control infection in a group of animals
seizure
transient occurrence of convulsions or focal motor, autonomic or behavioural signs due to abnormal excessive or synchronous epileptic neural activity in the brain
opisthotonus
position of backwards hyeprflexion of the neck
cataplexy
acute loss of muscle tone
chondrodystrophic
abnormal development of cartilage
ambulatory
can walk unassisted
paraparesis
weakness with partial/weak movements
mydriasis
dilated pupils
thrombocytopenia
decreased platelet count