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haematochezia

A

fresh blood in faeces

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melaena

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digested blood in faeces (coffee grounds)

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philtrum

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vertical grove at the base of the nose just above the upper lip

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bacteraemia

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bacteria in blood secondary to mucosal damage

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septicaemia

A

bacteria multiplying in the blood with concurrent endotoxaemia (systemic disease)

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dyschezia

A

pain on defaecation

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7
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myalgia

A

muscle pain

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paraplegia

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no voluntary movement (non-ambulatory)

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P mitrale

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wide bifold P wave (due to left atrial enlargement)

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concentric hypertrophy

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hypertrophy due to pressure overload (walls thickened)

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eccentric hypertrophy

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hypertrophy due to volume overload (chamber enlarged)

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pharmacokinetics

A

action of animal on a drug (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)

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pharmacodynamics

A

actions drug on the animals (effect on bacteria…)

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empiric therapy

A

infecting organism not yet identified (broad spectrum)

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15
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definitive therapy

A

organism identified and specific therapy chosen

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metaphylaxis

A

drug treatment after diagnosis of disease to control infection in a group of animals

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17
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seizure

A

transient occurrence of convulsions or focal motor, autonomic or behavioural signs due to abnormal excessive or synchronous epileptic neural activity in the brain

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opisthotonus

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position of backwards hyeprflexion of the neck

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19
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cataplexy

A

acute loss of muscle tone

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20
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chondrodystrophic

A

abnormal development of cartilage

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ambulatory

A

can walk unassisted

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paraparesis

A

weakness with partial/weak movements

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mydriasis

A

dilated pupils

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thrombocytopenia

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decreased platelet count

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polycytaemia

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increased PCV or RBC count

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erythrocytosis

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increased PCV or RBC count

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neutrophilia

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increased numbers of neutrophils

28
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neutropenia

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decreased numbers of neutrophils

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monocytosis

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increased numbers of monocytes

30
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lymphocytosis

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increased numbers of lymphocytes

31
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lymphopenia

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decreased numbers of lymphocytes

32
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contralateral

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opposite side

33
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ipsilateral

34
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strabismus

A

abnormal eye alignment

35
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paradoxical head tilt

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head tilt contralateral to side of the lesion

36
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ataxia

A

uncoordinated gait

37
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paresis

A

weakness and reduced voluntary movement

38
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paralysis/plegia

A

complete loss of voluntary movement

39
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steer/bullock

A

castrated bull

40
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hypoechoic

A

dark on ultrasound

41
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hyperechoic

A

light on ultrasound

42
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hyponatraemia

A

low sodium in blood

43
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azotaemia

A

increased nitrogenous products in blood

44
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endochondral

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endo means within
chondral means cartilage
so within cartilage

45
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endochrondral ossification

A

bone formation from cartilage

46
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physis

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another word for growth plate

47
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osteochondrosis

A

cartilage abnormalities

48
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osteochondrosis

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broad term describing abnormalities associated with the cartilages found in joints

49
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osteochondritis dissecans

A

clinical manifestation of abnormal endochondral ossification leads to cartilaginous or osteochondral flaps/defects within the joint

50
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enthesopathy

A

disorder at the site where a muscle/connective tissue connects to bone

51
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rhamphotheca

A

upper beak

52
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phimosis

A

inability to protrude penis from prepuce

53
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Cushing

A

hyperadrenocorticism

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paraphimosis

A

inability to retract penis into prepuce

56
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oliguria

A

low urine output (less than 2ml/kg/hr)

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UTI

A

adherence, multiplication and persistence of infectious agent within the urinary system

58
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bacteriauria

A

bacteria in the urine (not a UTI)

59
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pollakiuria

A

frequent passing of small volumes of urine

60
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anechoic

A

black on ultrasound

61
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blepharospasm

A

involuntary eyelid closure

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