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Pathology: Digestive System Flashcards

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Inability to relax the smooth muscle of the gastrointestinal tract

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Achalasia

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Absence of teeth

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Adonita

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Swallowing of air

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Aerophagia

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Inflammation of the pouches located around the annus.The term inspissation is the process of rendering dry or thick by evaporation and is used to describe the anal sac fluid in animals with this.

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Anal sacculitis

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Lack or loss of appetite

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Anorexia

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Parasitic infestation with round worms of the genus Ascaris

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Ascariasis

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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Ascites

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Occlusion or absence of normal body opening or tubular organ

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Atresia

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Accumulation of gas in the digestive tract. In monogastric animals this is accumulation of gas in the stomach. In ruminants this is accumulation of gas in the rumen, abomasum, or cecum. In ruminant’s gas accumulation is also called ruminal tympany

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Bloat

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Gas movement in the gastrointestinal tract that produces a rumbling noise

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Borborygmus

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Involuntary grinding of the teeth

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Bruxism

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General I’ll health and malnutrition; used in describing the condition of cancer patients

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Cachexia

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Inflammation of the gallbladders

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Cholecystitis

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Degenerative disease that disturbs the structure and function of the liver

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Cirrhosis

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Means tawny, orange yellow which is the color of cirrhotic livers

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Cirrh/o

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Severe abdominal pain. Is a common condition in horses and may be caused by several factors including ingesting large amounts of grain, pasture, fresh grass, or sand; excessive gas; stress; internal parasites; dehydration; suddenly dietary changes; and constipation. Signs include flanking or looking at the abdomen, bloated or distended abdomen, frequent lying down and standing, rolling kicking or biting at the abdomen, sweating, restlessness, constipation or no bowl movements and anorexia

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Colic

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Inflammation of the colon

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Colitis

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Condition of prolonged gastrointestinal transit time, making the stool hard, dry, and difficult to pass

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Constipation

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Ingestion of fecal material

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Coprophagia
The combining term copr/o means feces

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Feeding a suspension of fecal pellets from a healthy animal to an I’ll animal, is used in some animal species such as Guinea pigs and rabbits to treat gastrointestinal disease

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Coprophagic therapy

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Vice of equine in which an object is grasped between the teeth, pressure is applied and air is inhaled

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Cribbing

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Dehydration

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Abnormal mineralized deposit that forms on teeth also called tartar

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Dental calculus

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Decay and decalcification of teeth, producing a hole in the tooth

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Dental Caries

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Abnormal frequency and liquidity of fecal material

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Diarrhea

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Disease of ruminants in which the fourth stomach compartment becomes trapped under the rumen; also called DA

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Displaced abomasum

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Inflammation of a pouch or ouches occurring in the wall of a tubular organ. A diverticulum is a ouch occurring on the wall of a tubular organ; diverticula are ouches occurring on the wall of a tubular organ

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Diverticulitis

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Difficulty defecating. Chezein is Greek for stool

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Dyschezia
Prefix dys mean difficult

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Number of disorders marked by inflammation of the intestine, abdominal pain, and diarrhea

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Dysentery

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Difficulty swallowing or eating

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Dysphasia
The suffix Pharos means eating or swallowing

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Marked wasting or excessive leanness

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Emaciation

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Forcible expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth; also know as vomiting. The material vomited is known as vomitus. When an animal is vomiting the recommendation is not to give anything orally

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Emesis

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Inflammation of the small intestine

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Enteritis

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34
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Inflammation of the small intestine and large intestine

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Enterocolitis

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35
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Benign tumor arising from periodontal mucous membranes

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Epulis

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36
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Belching or raising gas orally from the stomach

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Eructation

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Return of stomach contents into the esophagus; also called gastrointestinal reflux disease or GERD

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Esophageal reflux

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38
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Remove or expose internal organs.

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Eviscerate

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39
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Metabolic disease in which the pancreas does not secrete adequate amounts of digestive enzymes and is associated with weight loss, fatty stools, and borborygmus; abbreviated EPI

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Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

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40
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Stone like fecal mass.
The suffix lithiasis means presence of stones.

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Fecalith

41
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Excessive gas formation in the gastrointestinal tract

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Flatulence

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Condition usually seen in deep heated canines in which the stomach fills with air and expands

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Gastric dilation
Dilation is stretching beyond normal

43
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Condition usually seen in deep chested canines in which the stomach fills with air, expands and twists on itself abbreviated GDV

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Gastric dilation volvulus

44
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Inflammation of the stomach

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Gastritis

45
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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine. Note that anatomically the stomach occurs first, followed by the small intestine

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Gastroenteritis

46
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Overgrowth of the gingiva characterized by firm, non painful swellings associated with the gingiva

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Gingival hyperplasia

47
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Inflammation of the gums

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Gingivitis

48
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Inflammation of the tongue

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Glossitis

49
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Vomiting blood

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Hematemesis

50
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Passage of bloody stool

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Hematochezia

51
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Blood in the peritoneum

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Hemoperitonium

52
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Inflammation of the liver

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Hepatitis

53
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Tumor of the liver

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Hepatoma

54
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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Hepatomegaly

55
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Protrusion of part of the stomach through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm

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Hiatal hernia

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or a body cavity; also called dropsy

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Hydrops

57
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Elevated blood sugar levels

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Hyperglycemia

58
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Lower than normal blood sugar levels

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Hypoglycemia

59
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Inflammation of the ileum

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Ileitis

60
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Stoppage of intestinal peristalsis

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Ileus

61
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Obstruction of an area, usually when feed is too dry

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Impaction

62
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Lack of desire to eat

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Inappetance

63
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Inability to control. A descriptive term usually is applied is front of it; for example fecal incontinence is the inability to control bowel movements

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Incontinence

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A group of chronic gastrointestinal disorders that are characterized microscopically by the infiltration of inflammatory cells into the lining of the digestive tract; abbreviated IBD

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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Protrusion of bowel through the inguinal canal; protrusion is seen in the groin

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Inguinal hernia

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Telescoping of one part of the intestine into an adjacent part

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Intussusception

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Yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by elevated bilirubin levels, also called Icterus

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Jaundice

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Condition of drowsiness or indifference

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Lethargy

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Impaired uptake of nutrients from the intestine

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Malabsorption

70
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Lack of proper food or nutrients in an animals body due to food shortage, poor eating habits, or the inability to digest, absorb and distribute these nutrients due to disease conditions. Animals with malnutrition break down their own tissues to meet their nutritional and metabolic needs.

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Malnutrition

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Abnormal contact between the teeth

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Malocclusion
Prefix mail means bad and occlusion means any contact between the chewing surfaces of the teeth

72
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Abnormally large colon

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Megacolon

73
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Abnormally large esophagus

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Megaesophagus

74
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Black tarry stools containing digested blood. This suggests a bleeding problem in the upper gastrointestinal tract.

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Melena

75
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Stomach upset or sensation of urge to vomit; difficult to use descriptively in animals

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Nausea

76
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Complete stoppage or impairment to passage. Usually are preceded by a term that deceives it’s location

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Obstruction
When not complete is called partial obstruction

77
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Abnormal opening between the nasal cavity and the oral cavity. May be congenital, traumatic, or associated with dental disease

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Oronasal fistulas

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Congenital fissure of the roof of the mouth that may involve the upper lip, hard palate, and soft palate; more commonly called cleft palate

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Palatoschisis

79
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Erosion through the entire thickness of a surface

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Perforating ulcer

80
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Inflammation of tissues and collection of pus surrounding the apical portion of a tooth root due to pupal disease

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Periapical abscess

81
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Inflammation of the tissue surrounding and supporting the teeth; also called periodontal disease

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Periodontitis

82
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Eating and licking abnormal substances or depraved appetite

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Pica

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Small, differential area on body surface. In the gastrointestinal system it is used to refer to the mixed colony of bacteria, leukocytes, and salivary products that adhere to the tooth enamel

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Plaque

84
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Excessive thirst or drinking ; PD

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Polydispia
Disp/o means thirst

85
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Small growth on a mucous membrane

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Polyp

86
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Excessive eating or swallowing

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Polyphagia
Prefix poly means many or much

87
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Protrusion of viscera. A descriptive term usually precedes the term.

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Prolapse

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Condition in which food is taken into the mouth and chewed but falls from the mouth

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Quidding

89
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Return of swallowed food into the oral cavity; a passive event compared with the force involved with vomiting

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Regurgitation

90
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Collection of saliva that has leaked from damaged salivary gland or duct and is surrounded by granulation tissue

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Salivary mucocele

91
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Diarrhea in livestock

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Scours

92
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To bypass or divert. In portosystemic shunt , blood vessels bypass the liver and blood is not detoxified properly

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Shunt

93
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Narrowing of an opening. Usually used with a descriptive term in front of it

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Stenosis

94
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Inflammation of the mouth

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Stomatitis

95
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Painful ineffective defection. Also means painful ineffective uriniation but is rarely use in this context

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Tenesmus

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Axial twist; twists around the long axis of gut

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Torsion

97
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Hairball. The combining of trich/o means hair

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Trichobezoar

98
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Erosion of tissue

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Ulcer

99
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Twisting on itself (end to end twist) twist around long axis of mesentery

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Volvulus

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