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Abscess

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A cavity filled with pus

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Acute

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Of sudden onset; having a short course.

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Agnoal

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Pertaining to the struggling seen just before death.

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Altered

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Has been “fixed” (spayed or neutered)

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Aspiration

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To remove fluid or gas from a cavity by suction.

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Autoclave

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Machine that sterilizes medical instruments and materials by use of steam under pressure.

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Auscultation

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Act of listening for sound within the body, usually with a stethoscope.

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Alopecia

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Loss of hair from an area in which hair is normally present.

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Anorexia

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Lack of appetite

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Anesthesia

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State of being without sensation, especially to pain. May or may not be accompanied by unconsciousness (general vs local).

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Allergy

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Hypersensitivity acquired through exposure to a particular substance (allergen).

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Antibody

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Protein produced by lymphoid tissue in response to exposure to an invading organism or foreign substance.

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Biopsy

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Removal of a small amount of tissue from the body for examination, usually microscopic.

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Brachycephalic

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Having a short, wide head. Usually used to describe dogs with shortened faces, such as Bulldogs, Boxers, Boston Terriers, Pugs…

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Benign

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Not malignant; with a favorable prognosis.

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Barren:

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Unable to bear offspring; sterile

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Breach

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Presentation of the fetal buttocks and tail in the birth canal during labor, with the hind limbs retained or extended beneath the fetal body.

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Bolus

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Large volume of fluid rapidly given intravenously.

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Bloat

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Gaseous distention of the stomach or cecum.

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Castrate

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To destroy surgically or remove the testes.

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Colic

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Severe, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by intestinal gas or obstruction in the intestines.

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Convulsion

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Violent, involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles, originating from a neurological disorder.

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Cancer

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A malignant tumor.

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Centrifuge

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Machine that spins solutions at very high speeds so as to separate the lighter portions from the heavier portions.

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Congenital
Present at birth
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Culture and sensitivity
A culture tests growth of microorganisms on living tissue cells or an artificial medium. A sensitivity test checks to see what kind of medicine, such as an antibiotic, will work best to treat the illness or infection
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Chronic
Persisting over a long period.
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Copopulation
Sexual union; coitus.
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Catheter
A tubular instrument used to withdraw fluid from the body, such as a body cavity or the urinary bladder, or to administer fluids, such as into a vein, artery or body cavity.
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Cautery
Application of a cold or hot instrument, electric current or corrosive substance to stop hemorrhage or destroy tissues.
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Declaw
Surgical excision of the claws, AKA Onychectomy.
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deride
urgical removal of foreign matter and devitalized tissues from a wound.
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Dilataion
Action of stretching to make bigger.
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Dolichocephalic
Having a long head, such as in Collies, Greyhounds …
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Defecation
Natural evacuation of fecal material from the rectum.
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Emesis
Act of vomiting.
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Enema
Liquid injected into the rectum to stimulate bowel movement.
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Enucleation
Removal of the eyeball after cutting the muscles and optic nerve.
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Elizabethan Collar
Funnel-shaped sheet of cardboard or plastic placed around an animal’s neck to prevent self-mutilation.
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Edema
Accumulation of excessive fluid in the spaces between cells of tissue.
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Emaciation
State of extreme weight loss; abnormally thin and weak.
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epilepsy
Disturbance of brain function characterized by intermittent periods of seizure activity, loss of consciousness or other neurologic abnormalities.
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Euthanasia
Painless death.
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Embolism
Sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign material brought to the area by the flow of blood.
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Gestation
Period of embryonic and fetal development from fertilization until birth; period of pregnancy.
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Gravid
Pregnant; containing developing young.
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Hernia
Protrusion of an organ or tissue through an abdominal opening.
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Idiopathic
Of unknown cause
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Inbreeding
Mating of closely related animals with similar genetic constitutions, such as mother to son or brother to sister
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Incontinet
Unable to control urination or defecation.
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Inflammation
Localized tissue response to injury, characterized by heat, swelling, redness, pain and loss of function.
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Intact
State of being sexually whole, and not spayed or castrated.
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Intubate
To insert a tube into a body canal or hollow organ, such as the trachea or stomach.
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Jaundice
Yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile pigments; icterus
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Lance
To cut open with a pointed knife or scalpel.
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Malignant
Tending to become progressively worse and result in death. Often used to define potentially fatal tumors.
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Mortality
Death rate; ratio of total deaths in a given population (may or may not be limited to a particular disease) to the total number of animals in a given population.
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Morbidity
Ratio of sick to healthy animals in a population.
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Necropsy
Examination of a body after death. Necropsy is the preferred term for examination of animal cadavers, while autopsy is the preferred term for examination of human cadavers.
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Neuter
To castrate or spay an animal; an animal whose gonads have been removed.
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Prolapse
Protrusion, falling down or sinking of an organ or part of an organ. Often implies eversion of an organ through normal body opening.
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Purulent
Consisting of or containing pus.
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Palpation
Using the hands to feel body parts during physical examination.
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Peristalsis
Contraction by the smooth muscles of the alimentary tract or other tubular organ to propel its contents.
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Parturition
The act of giving birth
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Petechia
Pinpoint, round hemorrhages on the skin or on a serosal surface. Petechiae are smaller than ecchymoses (bruising).
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Rigor Mortis
Stiffening of a dead body.
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Splint
A rigid or flexible appliance used to stabilize or prevent movement of a part
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Suture
Material used to close a wound or tie off a bleeding vessel; type of fibrous union of tissue in which the opposed surfaces are closely united.
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Sprain
Injury, but not rupture, of ligaments supporting a joint.
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Spay
Ovariohysterectomy; to remove the ovaries and uterus of an animal.
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Sepsis
Presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood.
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Therapeutics
Study of the treatment of disease with the use of drugs.
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Toxicology
Study of poisons and other toxic substances.
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Tumor
A swelling or pathological enlargement of tissues; a neoplasm.
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Turbidity
Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye.
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Unaltered
Animal is not fixed (spayed or neutered)
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Vaccine
A suspension of killed or attenuated microorganisms that, when introduced into the body, stimulates an immune response against that microorganism.
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Zoonosis
A disease of animals that can be transmitted to people, under natural conditions.

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