Terms Flashcards
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Dyspnoea
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Difficulty breathing
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Ataxia
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Unsteady gait
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Pyrexia
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Fever, hyperthermia
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Purulent
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Pus-like
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Serous
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Watery
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Hypothermic
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Low body temperature
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Tachycardia
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Fast/ elevated heart rate
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Bradycardia
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Slow heart rate
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Stranguria/ Dysuria
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Straining/ Difficulty urinating
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Haematuria
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Blood in urine
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Polydipsia PD
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Drinking lots
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Polyuria PU
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Urinating lots
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Icterus
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Yellow gums, skin, conjunctiva,
Jaundice
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Anorexia
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Inappetant
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Otoscope
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Instrument to check ears
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Ophthalmoscope
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Instrument to check eye’s interior
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parenteral
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through a syringe or indwelling cannula SC, IM or IV
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rectal
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through the rectum
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intra-mammary
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into the teat/ mammary tissue
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Alopecia
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Hair loss
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Topically
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onto the skin, ear, or eye
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Pruritis, pruritic
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Itchiness, itchy
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Anemia
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Low in red blood cells
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Humoral
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Relating to body fluids esp. with regard to immune responses
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Debridement
Removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a wound
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Systemic
Spread throughout the body
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Renal
Relating to kidney
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Hepatic
Relating to liver
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Exudate
Body fluid rich in protein & cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation
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Lavage
Washing out an organ, body cavity, or wound by flushing
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Vasodilation
Dilation of blood vessels which decreases blood pressure
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Cyanotic mucus membranes
Blue purple gums due to lack of oxygen
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Haemmorrhage
Blood loss, blood exposure underneath skin
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Shock, vasoconstriction
Body response: constricted blood vessels of extremities to protect vital organs
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Thrombocytopaenia
Low platelet count in blood
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Anal sacculitis
Anal gland inflammation
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Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
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Pododermatitis
Inflammation of the skin of the paw
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Fomites
Infected objects that spread pathogens
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Vector
Living creature that spreads pathogens
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Panleukopenia
Feline parvo virus, low in white blood cells
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Sarcoma
Cancerous tumor
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Adenovirus
Virus that causes hepatitis
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Swill feeding
Feeding food scraps to animals
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Intussusception
Condition in which part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part of the intestine
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Altricial
Born in an underdeveloped state
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Precocial
Born in an advanced state & able to feed itself
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Neoplastic, neoplasia
new growth, usually cancerous
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Etiology
Cause of disease
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Oedema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid
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Maleana
Blood in stool
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Abscess
Abnormal infected body mass
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Hyperglycaemic
Too high in blood sugar
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Cytotoxic
Toxic to cells
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Idiopathic
Unknow cause of disease
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Hepatitis
Inflammation of liver
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Enteritis
Inflammation of the intestines
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Coprophagy
Eating of own faeces
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Caetotrophs
Soft night faeces of rabbits, GP's, and rats which is eaten
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Tympanic membrane
Eardrum
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Regurgitation
Normal throwing up of stomach content to eat again or feed young
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Otitis externa
Outer ear infection
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Cryptorchid
Not descended testicles
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Anaemia
RBC and haemoglobin deficiency, resulting in Mellor and weariness
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Aspiration
Inhaling of a foreign object
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Asthenia
Loss of energy, physical weakness
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Atelectasis
Lung collapse or closure, resulting in little to no gas exchange
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Bacteraemia
Presence of bacteria in blood
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Basophil
White blood cell (regulated clotting, fights allergies and infection)
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Blepharospasm
Involuntary closure of eyes, eye twitches
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Centesis
Using a needle to withdraw fluid from an organ
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Congenital
Present at birth
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Cryptorchid
Undescended testicles
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Crystalluria
Microscopic crystals in urine
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Cyst
Fluid filled sack or bag like structure
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Cystocentesis
Using a needle to withdraw urine from the bladder
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Cystotomy
Cutting into bladder, usually to retrieve stones
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Dermis
Tissue below epidermis, containing capillaries, nerves, sweat glands, hair follicles
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Desis
Making two thing stick together, surgical binding
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DIC
Dessiminated intravascular coagulation. A condition affecting the blood's ability to clot. Causes can include cancer, inflammation or infection
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Differential diagnosis
Listing possible causes of disease, then using process of elimination
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Differential diagnosis
Listing possible causes of disease, then using process of elimination
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Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
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Dyspnoea, disponeic
Difficult laboured breathing
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Ectomy
Removal of part of the body
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Ectropion
Eyelid turns outside
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Emphysema
Breathlessness, lung disease
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Entropion
Eyelid folds inward
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Eosinophil
White blood cell, fights allergies, assists tissue damage
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Epidermis
Skin surface
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Erythematous, erythema
Red MM caused by hyperaemia
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Erythrocyte
Red blood cell
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Exudate
Fluid and cells that have seeped out of circulatory system, usually to areas of inflammation
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Fibroma
Benign tomour
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Fibrosarcoma
Malignant mesenchymal tumour
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GDV - Gastro dilation and volvulus
A condition where the stomach twists and fills with gas. Life threatening and can present as bloating. Usually caused by running and jumping with a full stomach.
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Haematuria
Blood in urine
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Hematochezia
Fresh blood from anus
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Haemaglobinuria
Haemaglobin in urine. Can suggest breakdown products of blood in body
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Haemoglobin
Red protein with RBC responsible for O2 transport
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Haemoptysis
Coughing up blood
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Haemothorax
Blood in pleural space, can be caused by trauma.
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Hemangiosarcoma
Malignant cancer of the cells of the blood vessels
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Hemangioma
Birthmark
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Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
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Hydrothorax
Fluid in the pleural cavity
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Hypercapnia
Abnormal higher levels of CO2 in the blood
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Hyoeraemia
Increased blood flow
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Hypotonic
Solution that has less concentration then cells and blood
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Hypoxia
Deficiency if O2 reaching tissues
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Hypovolemia
Abnormal low in plasma
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-otomy
Refers to cutting into tissue to create a temporary opening in order to gain access but then close to allow normal healing
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-ectomy
Refers to cutting out a part or all of a structure
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-ostomy
Refers to the surgical creation of an artificial opening through to the skin.
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Laparotomy
Surgical cut into the abdomen to examine organs and aid diagnosis of any problems including abdominal pain.
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Enterotomy
Surgical incision into an intestine.
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Hysterectomy
Surgical removal of the uterus.
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Tracheostomy
Surgical cut into the trachea and inserting a tube as a new direct airway.
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Cystotomy
Surgical cut into the bladder to look inside or to remove any stones.
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Osteotomy
Surgical procedure in which a bone is cut into, shortened, lengthened or newly aligned.
