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Alopecia

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Sudden hair loss that starts with one or more circular bald patches that may overlap.

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Anisocoria

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A condition characterized by unequal pupil sizes

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Ascites

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A condition in which fluid collects in spaces within the abdomen

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Atrophy

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The partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body.

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Axillary

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relating to the armpit.

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Blepharospasm

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blinking or other eyelid movements, like twitching, that you can’t control.

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate. (under 80bpm)

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Cachexia

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weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness

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Canthus

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the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the upper and lower lids meet.

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Caudal

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Of or like a tail.

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Clinical sign

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changes in the normal healthy state, bodily function, or behavior

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Conscious proprioception

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The ability to sense the position of your body in space and to feel where your natural range of movement is

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Cornea

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The transparent layer forming the front of the eye.

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Cranial

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Towards the head

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Crepitus

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a grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or the fractured parts of a bone.

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Cyanosis

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bluish color in the skin, lips, and nail beds caused by a shortage of oxygen in the blood

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Distal

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Away from the body trunk

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Dorsal

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The upper side or back of an animal

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Dyspnea

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difficult or labored breathing

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Ecchymosis

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a discoloration of the skin resulting from bleeding underneath, typically caused by bruising.

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Ectropion

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lower eyelid droops away from the eye and turns outwards

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Edema

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swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body’s tissues.

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Emesis

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the action or process of vomiting

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Entropion

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inward turning of the eyelid margin and appendages such that the pilosebaceous unit and mucocutaneous junction are directed posteriorly towards the cornea and ocular surface.

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Epiphora
a watering eye
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Epistaxis
Nose bleed
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Erythema
superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.
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Etiology
manner of causation of a disease or condition
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Febrile
fever
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Halitosis
bad breath
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Hematemesis
Vomiting blood
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Hematochezia
Frank blood in stool
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Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
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Hernia
a gap in the muscular wall that allows the contents inside the abdomen to protrude outward
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Hyperemic
when excess blood builds up inside the vascular system
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Hyperplasia
the enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproduction rate of its cells, often as an initial stage in the development of cancer.
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Hypertension
Higher than normal blood pressure
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Hyperthermia
Abnormally high body temp
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Hypothermia
Abnormally low body temp
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Hypovolemia
condition that occurs when your body loses fluid, like blood or water. (shock)
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Hypoxia
low levels of oxygen in body tissues
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Hypoxemia
below-normal level of oxygen in your blood, specifically in the arteries
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Icterus
An excess of bile pigments in the blood
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Idiopathic
relating to or denoting any disease or condition which arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown.
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Inguinal
Groin
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Ischemic
the blood flow (and thus oxygen) is restricted or reduced in a part of the body
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Lateral
side of body
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Lesion
a region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumor.
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Lichenification
hard, thickened areas of skin
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Medial
situated near the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
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Melena
dark sticky feces containing partly digested blood.
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Mentation
A patients mental status (BAR,QAR,Depressed)
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Nares
nostrils
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Nystagmus
an involuntary rhythmic side-to-side, up and down or circular motion of the eyes
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Nictitating membrane
transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye from the medial canthus
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Orthopnea
sensation or appearance of breathlessness in the recumbent position, relieved by sitting or standing
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Palmar
Paw pad side of front feet
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Pathogenesis
the manner of development of a disease.
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Petechiae
pinpoint, round spots that appear on the skin as a result of bleeding
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Pinna
the external part of the ear; the auricle.
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Pitting edema
edema in which external pressure leaves a persistent depression in the tissues.
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Plantar
Paw pad side of rear feet
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Pleural effusion
blood or other fluid may leak into the pleural space from another part of the body
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Pneumothorax
Collapsed lung
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Pollakiuria
frequent, abnormal urination.
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Polydipsia
abnormally great thirst
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Polyuria
excessive or an abnormally large production or passage of urine
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Proximal
situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.
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Pruritic
itchy
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Pulmonary edema
a condition that results from the accumulation of fluid in the lungs
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Pulse deficit
difference between the apical and peripheral pulse rates
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Purulent
consisting of, containing, or discharging pus.
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Pyrexia
raised body temperature; fever.
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Regurgitation
the action of bringing swallowed food up again to the mouth. (undigested)
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Sclera
the white outer layer of the eyeball. At the front of the eye it is continuous with the cornea.
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Strabismus
misalignment of the eyes, causing one eye to deviate inward (esotropia) toward the nose, or outward (exotropia), while the other eye remains focused.
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Stertor
a noise created in the nose or the back of the throat
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Stridor
noisy breathing that occurs due to obstructed air flow through a narrowed airway.
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Syncope
fainting or passing out.
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Tachycardia
Abnormally fast heart rate
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Tachypnea
Abnormally fast respiratory rate
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Tenesmus
feeling that you need to pass stools, even though your bowels are already empty.
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Tympanic membrane
Eardrum: separates the outer ear from the middle ear
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Ventral
of, on, or relating to the underside of an animal; abdominal.
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Zoonoses
a disease which can be transmitted to humans from animals.

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