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Terminology Flashcards

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Typhlotomy

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Surgical treatment with evacuation of the cecum. Used if there is a colic situation.

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Enterotomy

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Opening the intestine during a surgical procedure. More descriptive terminology is used to explain where the enterotomy was conducted

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atresia ani

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Condition where the anus doesn’t communicate with the rest of the digestive tract…… Do some continued research on this topic

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Analgesia

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Medication to reduce the sensation of pain

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Tephlectomy

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amputate part of the cecum

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Epistaxis

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Bleeding from the nose

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Epiphora

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Overflow of tears into the face

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Pneumothorax

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Air in the pleural space. Grossly the diaphragm appears flattened

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Thoracic Pleural effusion

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Fluid within the thoracic cavity

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Hyperesthesia

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Increased sensitivity to stimuli

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Empyema

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Collection of pus within a naturally occurring cavity (ie. guttural pouch)

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Rhinitis

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Infection of the upper respiratory tract

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Palatoschitis

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Cleft palate

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Achlorhydria

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No gastric acid in the stomach

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Dental attrition

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Wearing down the teeth by friction

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Intestinal Lymphangiectasia

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Pathogenic dilation of lymph vessels

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Dyschezia

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Painful or difficult defecation

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Hematochezia

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Passage of bright red bloody stool

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Tenesmus

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Straining during defecation

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Leiomyoma

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Benign smooth muscle tumor

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Leiomyosarcoma

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Malignant locally invasive smooth muscle tumor

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Autograft

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Transfer of living tissue taken from the same individual

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Allograft

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Transfer of living tissue from the same species but a different individual

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