Medical Terminology Flashcards
cloaca
urogenital chamber of birds into which the intestinal,
urinary, and generative canals discharge
coccygeal
tail area
collateral
secondary
diastolic
regarding the relaxation of the heart muscle, allowing heart
chambers to fill with blood
aa
equal parts
ca.,circa
about, proximately
EEG
Electroencephalogram
IP
intraperitoneal(ly)
MLD
minimum lethal dose
LD50
amount lethal for 50% of test group
boar
male pig
buck
male deer, rabbit, or goat
bullock
castrated bull or steer
capon
neutered rooster
cob
male swan
cygnet
young swan
dam
female parent
drake
male duck
estrus
time of reproductive cycle when the female is
receptive to mating
ewe
female sheep of breeding age
filly
female horse under 4 yr
gander
male goose
gilt
young female pig
gravid
pregnant
tom
male cat or turkey
viviparous
giving birth to live young developed in the
uterus