Procedures: Digestive System

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

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Abdominocentesis

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Surgical fixation of the abomasum of ruminants to the abdominal wall.

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Abomasopexy
Pexy means to surgically fix something to a body surface

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Surgical connection between two tubular or hollow structures

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Anastomosis

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Surgical repair of the anus

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Anoplasty

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Substance that prevents frequent and extremely liquid stool

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Antidiarrheal

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Rounded mass of food or large pharmaceutical preparation or to give something rapidly

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Bolus

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Surgical removal of the colon

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Colectomy

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Surgical production of an artificial opening between the colon and the body surface

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Colostomy

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Surgical incision into the colon

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Colotomy

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Restoration of teeth using materials that are cemented into place; used to cap or completely cover a tooth also called a cap

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Crown

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To give medication in liquid form by mouth and forcing the animal to drink

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Drench

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Producing vomiting

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Emetic

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Surgical production of an artificial opening between the small intestine and the abdominal wall

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Enterostomy

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Surgical repair of the esophagus

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Esophagoplasty

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Removal; used to describe surgical removal of a tooth

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Extraction

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Abnormal passage from an internal organ to the body surface or between two internal organs. A ruminant that has an artificial opening created between the rumen and the body surface

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Fistula

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Instrument used to file or rasp an equines premolar or molar teeth also used to describe the procedure of filing equine teeth

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Float

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Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

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Gastrectomy

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Is used to denote surgical removal of part of the stomach

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Trectomy

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Removal of part of the stomach and duodenum and making a connection between them

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Gastroduodenostomy

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Surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall

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Gastropexy

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Surgical production of an artificial opening between the stomach and abdominal wall.

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Gastrostomy

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Surgical incision into the stomach

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Gastrotomy

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Forced feeding or irrigation through a tube passed into the stomach

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Gavage

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Surgical removal of the gum tissue

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Gingivectomy

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Surgical incision into the liver

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Hepatotomy

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Surgical removal of the ileum

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ileectomy

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Surgical production of an artificial opening between the ileum and abdominal wall

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ileostomy

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Surgical incision into the abdomen

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Laparotomy
Lapar/o is the combining form for abdomen or flank

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Placement of a tube through the nose into the stomach Abbreviated NG

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Nasogastric intubation

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Passage of a tube from the mouth to the stomach; also called stomach tube.

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Orogastric intubation

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Surgical repair of a cleft palate

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Palatoplasty

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Transferring microbes from one animal to another to reinoculate the I’ll animal with a healthy microbial population

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Transfaunation

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Insertion Of a pointed instrument into a body cavity or an organ. Usually is performed for treatment of ruminal bloat

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Trocarization