Diseases Flashcards
Atrophic rhinitis
Progressive decline & inflammation of nasal membranes
Bacteria
Pleural of bacterium (examples: staphylococci, coccus, streptococci, bacilli)
Bacterium
Microscopic prokaryotic unicellular organism
Canine distemper
Viral disease of dogs, marked by fever & respiratory problems
Cardiomyopathy
Chronic disorder of the heart; common in dogs
Colic
Acute abdominal pain; common in horses
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetic condition caused by pituitary disorder
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic condition caused by an inadequate supply of insulin
Enzootic pneumonia
Infection of the lungs found in specific kinds of animals
Feline panleukopenia
Viral leukemia of cats, usually fatal
Feline urolithiasis
Condition in cats, caused by mineral deposits in the urinary tract
Feline infectious peritonitis
Infectious inflammation of the peritoneum (abdominal cavity membrane)
Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the membrane lining the stomach & intestines
Hemophilia
Condition of delayed blood clotting
Herpes virus
Inflammatory virus that reproduces in the cell nucleus
Hydrothorax
Excess fluid in the lining of the lungs
Hyperthyroidism
Excessive function of the thyroid gland
Hypertrophy
Exaggerated growth
Hypothyroidism
Deficient activity of thyroid gland
Leukemia
Chronic disease of the white blood cells
Lymphosarcoma
Malignant lymph tumor tending to spread freely; common in cattle
Malignant catarrhal fever
Mucous membrane inflammation; common in cattle
Phenylbutazone toxicity
Reaction to the anti-inflammatory analgesic phenylbutazone
Pneumothorax
Air in the pleural cavity
Prokaryote
Organism without a membrane-bound nucleus
Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of both the pelvic & the kidney lining; common in cattle
Tetanus
Acute infectious disease usually introduced through a wound
Virus
Simple microorganism that grows only in living cells, causing diseases
Anemia
Red blood cell deficiency
