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Veterinary Terms
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- 1DyspnoeaDifficulty breathing
- 2CystocentesisA procedure where a needle is placed into the urinary bladder through the abdominal wall of an animal and a sample of urine is removed.
- 3OsteoBone
- 4PseudoFalse
- 5SteatFat
- 6ChondroCartilage
- 7MyoMuscle
- 8DysuriaDifficulty urinating
- 9MicturitionUrination
- 10DysphagiaDifficulty swallowing
- 11IpsilateralOccurring on the same Sid e
- 12ContralateralOccurring on the opposite side
- 13DiphydontTwo successive sets of teeth deciduous (baby) and permanent (adult)
- 14Agalactianon- secretion on milk
- 15EpistaxisNose bleed
- 16HaemacheziaFresh blood in faeces
- 17HaematemesisFresh blood in the vomit
- 18Polydipsiaincreasing in drinking
- 19StomatitisInflammation of the mouth
- 20EpiphoraOverflow of tears
- 21Endocardiumlining got the heart
- 22Hydrothoraxfluid in the pleura cavity
- 23OtitisInflammation of the ear
- 24coprophagiaEating faeces
- 25Epithelial tissueLine the outer surfaces of organs and blood vessels throughout the body, as well as the inner surfaces of cavities in many internal organs.
- 26MesotheliumThe epithelium that lines the pleurae, peritoneum, and pericardium.
- 27PeritoneumThe serious membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdomen organs.
- 28Exocrine glandProduce and secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary, ceruminous, lacrimal, sebaceous, and mucous.
- 29Endocrine glandproduce and secrete hormones, chemical substances produced in the body that regulate the activity of cells or organs. These hormones regulate the body's growth, metabolism (the physical and chemical processes of the body), and sexual development and function.
- 30Aponeurosismuscle to muscle
- 31ligamentBone to bone
- 32TendonMuscle to bone
- 33AtrophyWasted muscle
- 34HypertrophiedExercised muscle
- 35Endochondral ossificationlaying down of bone in long bones
- 36Intramembranous ossificationlaying down of bone in flat bone
- 37MitochondriaOrganelle in the cell responsible for the release of energy
- 38RibosomeOrganelle in the cell responsible for protein synthesis
- 39Mast cellRelease histamine
- 40ErythrocytesRed blood cells
- 41ThrombocytesA platelet
- 42leucocyteWhite blood cell
- 43Neutrophilmost numerous Granular WBC
phagocyte
polymorphonuclear (nucleus with several lobes) - 44EosinophilGranular WBC
fight against parasitic infection e.g worms - 45BasophilsGranular WBC
response to sever allergic and inflammatory reaction e.g bee sting - 46Lymphocytemost numerous Agranular WBC
large nucleus
B - produces antibodies
T- destroys diseased or cancerous cells - 47MonocyteLargest WBC
Agranular
phagocytosis
also called macrophage - 48ErythropoiesisThe production on RBC in the bone marrow.
(this involves the kidney secreting erythropoietin into blood stream due to lack of O2. which then stimulates the bone marrow to produce RBC.) - 49parasympatheticrest and digest
- 50sympatheticFight or flight
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