Reproductive System Flashcards
Anestrus
Resting period of estrous cycle
Cryptorchid
Testicle that hasn’t left abdomen and into the scrotal sac
Diestrus
Period after estrus when pregnancy would develop
Estrus
Breeding receptivity by female when she’s at her most fertile point of cycle
Estrous
Entire cycle for entire year
Gestation
Duration of normal pregnancy
Mastectomy
Surgery removal of mammary glands
Mastitis
Inflammation of the mammary glands
Metritis
Inflammation of the uterus
Neonatal
Newly born individual
Oocyte
Egg
Orchiectomy
Surgery removal of both testicles (neuter)
Ovariohysterectomy
Surgery removal of uterus and both ovaries (spay)
Ovulation
Process of oocyte leaving the ovary
Parturition
Process of giving birth