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- 1agonalstruggling seen before death, infection/disease in its terminal stages
- 2alopecialoss of hair from an area where hair is normally present
- 3anorexialack of appetite, without eating
- 4antemortembefore death
- 5arrestcessation of function
- 6ataxiairregular muscular contraction (muscular incoordination)
- 7cachexiastate of advanced malnutrition or debilitation
- 8colicacute abdonimal pain (pertaining to the colon)
- 9convulsionviolent, involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles
- 10emaciationstate of extreme weight loss
- 11epilepsydisturbances of brain function, characterized by periods of seizure activity
- 12febrilecharacterized by fever
- 13idiopathicof unknown cause
- 14morbidityratio of sick to healthy animals
- 15mortalitydeath ratio
- 16paroxysmsudden recurrence, or intensification of signs, spasm, seizure
- 17pathognomonicdistinctive or specific to a particular disease (a diagnosis is based on this)
- 18postmortemafter death
- 19pruritusitchiness
- 20pyrexiafever
- 21seizuresudden attack of a neurological disease
- 22vitalnecessary for life
- 23zoonosisa disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice-versa
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- Flashcards on Special Words *, created by anya.konen on 19/11/2013.
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