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Flashcards by gabrielle.bentle, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gabrielle.bentle
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| Question | Answer |
| Anemia | Red blood cell deficiency. |
| Atrophic Rhinitis | Progressive decline and inflammation of the nasal passages. |
| Bacteria | Plural of bacterium. I.e. staphylococci, coccus, streptococci, bacilli) |
| Bacterium | Microscopic prokaryotic unicellular organism. |
| Canine Distemper | Viral disease of dogs, marked by fever and respiratory problems. |
| Cardiomyopathy | Chronic disorder of the heart; common in dogs. |
| Colic | Acute abdominal pain. Common in horses. |
| DIabetes Insipidus | Diabetic condition caused by pituitary disorder. |
| Diabetes Mellitus | Diabetic condition caused by an inadequate supply of insulin. |
| Enzootic Pneumonia | Infection of the lungs found in specific kinds of animals. |
| Feline Panleukopenia | viral leukemia of cats, usually fatal. |
| Feline Urolithiasis | Condition in cats caused by mineral deposits in the urinary tract. |
| Feline Infectious Peritonitis | Infectious inflammation of the peritnoeum. (abdominal cavity membrane.) |
| Gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the membrane lining the stomach and intestines. |
| Hemophilia | Condition of delayed blood clotting. |
| Herpes Virus | Inflammatory virus that reproduces in the nucleus of cells. |
| Hydrothorax | Excess fluid in the lining of the lungs. |
| Hyperthyroidism | Excessive function of the thyroid gland. |
| Hypertrophy | Exaggerated growth |
| Hypothyroidism | Deficient activity of thyroid gland. |
| Leukemia | Chronic disease of the white blood cells. |
| Lymphosarcoma | Malignant lymph tumor tending to spread freely; common in cattle. |
| Malignant Catarrhal Fever | Mucous membrane inflammation; common in cattle. |
| Phenylbutazone Toxicity | Reaction to the anti-inflammatory analgesic phenylbutazone. |
| Pneumothorax | Air in the pleural cavity. |
| Prokaryote | Organism without a membrane-bound nucleus. |
| Pyelonephritis | Inflammation of both the pelvis and the kidney lining; common in cattle. |
| Tetanus | Acute infectious disease usually introduced through a wound. |
| Virus | Simple microorganism that grows only in living cells, causing disease. |
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