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leukemia

A

increase number of cancerous wbc

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scrcoma

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tumor arising from connective tissue

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syndrome

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symptoms point to specific disease

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prodrome

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symptoms run together before onset of more specific disease

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carcinoma

A

tumor arising epithelial tissue

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aggressive

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eager to fight

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feline canine bovine ovine caprine

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cat dog cow sheep goat

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prognosis

A

estimation of disease outcome

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diagnosis

A

estimation of cause of disease

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submissive

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willing to submit

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faral

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wild

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docile

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relaxed easy to handle

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alert

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energetic, quick, responsive

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mesocephalic

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average size head

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dolichocephalic

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narrow long head

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brachycephalic

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short wide head

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biopsy

A

removal of tissue for micro exam

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anemia

A

decrease in RBC

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connective tissue

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binds and supports, fat bone cartilage

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adipose tissue

A

collection of fat cells

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vacuole

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fluid filled

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nucleus

A

control center, brain

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cytoplasm

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material in cell membrane that surrounds nucleus

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muscle tissue

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skeletal, cardiac, visceral organs

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epithelial tissue

A

external

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cranial cavity

A

brain

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abdominal cavity

A

stomach intestines spleen pancreas

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nerve tissue

A

cells conduct electricity

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endocrine glands

A

secrete in to blood

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benign

A

not malignant

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pelvic cavity

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pelvic

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thoracic cavity

A

chest respritory

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spinal cavity

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spinal cord

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lavage

A

irrigation out of an organ or cavity

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exocrine glands

A

secretes out side the body

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membrane

A

thin layer of tissue covering and lines cavity

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malignant

A

spreads

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viscera

A

internal organs, viscer/o

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umbilicus

A

naval

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trachea

A

wind pipe

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pharynx

A

throat pharyng/o

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peritoneum

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membrane surrounding organs in abdomen