Vet Nursing Glossary 1

Acid/base balance

Absorption

Acromegaly

Actin

Active transport

Acute

Ad libitum feeding

Additive

Adipose tissue

Aerobic

Aerobic respiration

Afferent nerve fibers

Agonal gasp:

Agonist

Albumin

Allele

Alleles

Alopecia

What does AMTRA stand for?

Anabolic reaction

Anaerobic

Anaerobic respiration

Anastomosis

Androgens

Anemia

Anion

Anode

Anorexia

Antagonist

Anthropozoonosis

Antibody

Antidotes

Antigen

Antiperistalsis

Antisepsis

Antiseptic

Anuria

Anxiolysis:

apnea

Arrhythmia

Artefact

Artery

As fed basis

Ascites

Asepsis

Aseptic

Asexual reproduction

Asystole

Atom

ATP

Auscultation

Autonomic nervous system

Autosomes

Autotransformer

AVM GSL

Azotaemia

Bacteria

What sizes does bacteria range from?

Bacteriaemia

Bacteriostatic

Barrier nursing

Basophil

Biliary

Bilirubin

Bilirubinuria

Binary fission

Biological vectors

Blood brain barrier

Blood plasma

Bolus

Brachycephalic

What do traits do brachycephalic animals tend to have?

Bradycardia

Bradypnea

Buffer

Calculus

Calling

Canaliculus

Capillary refill time (CRT)

Carcinogenic

Carnivore

Carrier

Carriers

Carrion

Catabolic reaction

Cathode

Cation

Caudal fermenter

Cell

Central Nervous System

Centrioles

Centromere

Cerebro spinal fluid

Chloroplasts

Chondrocyte

Chromatid