Week 11

Question 1

Erythema

Answer 1

redness of the skin caused by congestion of the capillaries in the lower layers of the skin. It occurs with any skin injury, infection or inflammation.

Question 2

Endo/Ectoparasite

Answer 2

a parasite that lives within the body of the host./a parasite living on the surface of the host’s body.

Question 3

Hypo/Hyperpigmentation

Answer 3

abnormally decreased pigmentation./abnormally increased pigmentation.

Question 4

Acral Lick Dermatitis (ALD)

Answer 4

a skin disorder in dogs caused by their licking of a localized area of skin, usually on the lower limbs and particularly over the carpus or metatarsal region. The initiating cause is believed to be psychological but the area quickly becomes traumatized, often secondarily infected, and apparently pruritic which serves to intensify the licking and worsening of the lesion. Called also neurodermatitis, acral pruritic nodule, acropruritic nodule or granuloma, acral lick granuloma.

Question 5

Superficial

Answer 5

situated on or near the surface.

Question 6

Hyper/Hypokeratosis

Answer 6

hypertrophy of the horny layer (stratum corneum) of the skin/a decreased thickness of the stratum corneum of the skin.

Question 7

Cirrhosis

Answer 7

a liver disease characterized pathologically by the loss of the normal microscopic lobular architecture and regenerative replacement of necrotic parenchymal tissue with fibrous bands of connective tissue which eventually constrict and partition the organ into irregular nodules. The term is sometimes used to refer to chronic interstitial inflammation of any organ.

Question 8

Meningitis

Answer 8

inflammation of the meninges

Question 9

Observation

Answer 9

something perceived by the senses of the clinician

Question 10

Epithelium/Epithelial

Answer 10

the cellular covering of internal and external surfaces of the body, including the lining of vessels and other small cavities. (more in book)

Question 11

Apocrine glands

Answer 11

sudoriferous glands that develop in association with hair follicles and undergo enlargement and secretory development at puberty; they secrete a viscous, odorless sweat that supports bacteria growth leading to production of an acrid odor; secretion is by a merocrine, not apocrine, mechanism.

Question 12

Hemorrhage

Answer 12

the escape of blood from a ruptured vessel. Hemorrhage can be external, internal, or into the skin or other tissues. (more in book)

Question 13

Pyoderma

Answer 13

any purulent skin disease. Includes pustule, pimple, acne, impetigo and furunculosis.

Question 14

Furunculosis

Answer 14

1. the persistent sequential occurrence of furuncles over a period of weeks or months.
2. the simultaneous occurrence of a number of furuncles.

Question 15

Atopy/Atophc

Answer 15

a clinical syndrome involving type I hypersensitivity (allergy) with a hereditary predisposition. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is involved.

Question 16

Intracavitary

Answer 16

pertaining to the space within a body cavity.

Question 17

Abscess

Answer 17

a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the disintegration of tissue. Most abscesses are formed by invasion of tissues by bacteria, but some are caused by fungi or protozoa or even helminths, and some are sterile. (more in book)

Question 18

Neoplastic Disease

Answer 18

neopasia: lthe formation of a neoplasm

Question 19

Dialysis

Answer 19

the diffusion of solute molecules through a semipermeable membrane, passing from the side of higher concentration to that of the lower; a method sometimes used in cases of defective renal function to remove from the blood elements that are normally excreted in the urine (hemodialysis). The principles of dialysis are utilized in renal dialysis with a hemodialyzer (hemodialysis) and in peritoneal dialysis.

Question 20

Decapitation

Answer 20

removal of the head, as of an animal, fetus or bone.

Question 21

Mange

Answer 21

a skin disease of domestic animals, caused by a number of genera of mites and described under those headings.

Question 22

Malnutrition

Answer 22

the term used to describe the condition caused by a diet that contains all of the essential nutrients but in suboptimal amounts—an intermediate stage to starvation. (more in book)

Question 23

Dermatophytosis

Answer 23

fungal infection of the skin caused by one of the pathogenic genera, Microsporum, Trichophyton or Epidermophyton

Question 24

Folliculitis

Answer 24

inflammation of a follicle(s); used ordinarily in reference to hair follicles, but sometimes in relation to follicles of other kinds.

Question 25

Excoriation

Answer 25

superficial traumatic abrasions and scratches which remove some of the skin substance. Commonly caused in animals by rubbing or scratching pruritic skin.

Question 26

in situ

Answer 26

in its normal place; confined to the site of origin.

Question 27

Nebulization/nebulize

Answer 27

1. conversion into a spray.

2. treatment by a spray.

Question 28

Thrombocytes

Answer 28

platelet: a small disk or platelike structure, the smallest of the formed elements in blood.

Question 29

Encephalitis

Answer 29

inflammation of the brain. Changes in vessel walls, as well as of nervous tissue, are almost a constant feature of encephalitis. (more in book)

Question 30

Hepatic

Answer 30

emanating from or pertaining to liver.

Question 31

Labile

Answer 31

1. gliding; moving from point to point over the surface; unstable; fluctuating.
2. chemically unstable.

Question 32

Peripheral

Answer 32

pertaining to or situated at or near the periphery.

Question 33

Pheremones

Answer 33

a substance secreted to the outside of the body and perceived (as by smell) by other individuals of the same species, releasing specific behavior in the percipient.

Question 34

Parasiticidal

Answer 34

Destructive to parasites.

Question 35

Secondary infection

Answer 35

infection by a pathogen following an infection by a pathogen of another kind.

Question 36

Dermatitis

Answer 36

inflammation of the skin. Dermatitis can result from various animal, vegetable and chemical substances, from heat or cold, from mechanical irritation, from certain forms of malnutrition, or from infectious disease.

Question 37

Fetid

Answer 37

having a rank, disagreeable smell.

Question 38

Pathogen

Answer 38

any disease-producing agent or microorganism.

Question 39

Excise/Excision

Answer 39

to remove by cutting.

Question 40

Neoplasia

Answer 40

the formation of a neoplasm.

Question 41

Replication

Answer 41

1. a turning back of a part so as to form a duplication.
2. repetition of an experiment to ensure accuracy.
3. the process of duplicating or reproducing, as replication of an exact copy of a polynucleotide strand of DNA or RNA. See also deoxyribonucleic acid.

Question 42

Leukopenia

Answer 42

reduction of the number of leukocytes in the blood. It is a common manifestation of a number of diseases, especially those caused by viruses, by a severe inflammatory lesion that draws off large numbers of leukocytes, a consumption leukopenia, and by toxins which depress bone marrow function. See also radiation injury, pteridium aquilinum and stachybotris atra.

Question 43

Hyperplasia

Answer 43

abnormal increase in volume of a tissue or organ caused by the formation and growth of new normal cells. Categorized as irregular, papillated, regular. See also myofiber hyperplasia.

Question 44

Pneumonia

Answer 44

inflammation of the parenchyma of the lung. It is often accompanied by inflammation of the airways and sometimes of the adjoining pleura. (more in book)

Question 45

Lipids

Answer 45

Organic compounds not soluble in water, but soluble in fat solvents such as alcohol. Lipids are stored in the body as energy reserves and are also important components of cell membranes.

Question 46

Abrasion

Answer 46

a wound caused by rubbing or scraping the skin or mucous membrane. A ‘skinned knee’ and a ‘rope burn’ are common examples.

Question 47

Follicle

Answer 47

a sac or pouchlike depression or cavity.

Question 48

Inoculation

Answer 48

introduction of pathogenic microorganisms, infective material, serum, or other substances into tissues of living organisms or into culture media; introduction of a disease agent into a healthy animal to produce a mild form of the disease, followed by immunity.

Question 49

Sebaceous

Answer 49

pertaining to or secreting sebum.