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Question 1

dacrocystitis

Answer 1

when the lacrimal sac becomes inflamed and tears, causing draining

Question 2

dacryoadenitis

Answer 2

condition in which the lacrimal gland becomes inflamed

Question 3

dam

Answer 3

any female animal that has given birth

Question 4

dapple

Answer 4

a circular pattern of fur with an off color

Question 5

daughter cell

Answer 5

cell that is formed when another cell divides

Question 6

dead mouth

Answer 6

term used to describe a horse who does not respond to directing by rein and bit as far as the mouth is concerned

Question 7

deciduous teeth

Answer 7

temporary teeth that go away as maturity approaches

Question 8

decubital ulcer

Answer 8

bedsore; loss of tissue or skin due to pressure being applied for too long

Question 9

deleterious

Answer 9

has the potential to cause harm to something

Question 10

dentition

Answer 10

refers to the pattern of teeth; the way the teeth are arranged

Question 11

depauperatum

Answer 11

stunted; limited in growth

Question 12

deutectomy

Answer 12

removal of the yolk sack from chicks that were just born

Question 13

diecious

Answer 13

animals that possess both male and female traits

Question 14

diestrus

Answer 14

time between estrous cycles

Question 15

digitigrade

Answer 15

act of walking on the toes

Question 16

diopter

Answer 16

measurement unit; refers to the refractivity in a lens

Question 17

disbud

Answer 17

to remove horns of young animals by heat or chemicals

Question 18

disc fenestration

Answer 18

removing a disc in the spine by cutting it and scraping out the contents

Question 19

distichia

Answer 19

two sets of eyelashes; often results in an injury to the lining of the eye

Question 20

distichiasis

Answer 20

a condition in which there are two rows of lashes in place of one

Question 21

distributor

Answer 21

a type of device that spreads milk out in order to let it cool

Question 22

dizygotic twins

Answer 22

term for twins that develop from two separately fertilized ovaries

Question 23

dobbin

Answer 23

term used to denote a gentle horse; term of affection

Question 24

dock

Answer 24

to cut an animal’s tail short; also used to indicate the space where the tail was

Question 25

dodie

Answer 25

a cow that has been polled

Question 26

dogie

Answer 26

term used for a calf with no mother; slang term

Question 27

dogtrot

Answer 27

slow trot; gentle

Question 28

dolichocephalic

Answer 28

long head, usually very narrow like a greyhound

Question 29

downer

Answer 29

term used to indicate an animal that is unable to stand due to illness

Question 30

drop band

Answer 30

herd of female goats or sheep that are separated for the purpose of having young

Question 31

dropsy

Answer 31

swelling throughout an animal's entire body

Question 32

dry band

Answer 32

band of sheep where there are no lambs

Question 33

dumpy

Answer 33

a) refers to an animal that is not feeling up to par but not infected with anything serious; b)a short, stumpy looking animal

Question 34

dun

Answer 34

an animal's color; term refers to animals who are black in color or have a stripe over the shoulders of a dark color

Question 35

dyschezia

Answer 35

condition characterized by difficulty with normal defecation

Question 36

dyscrasia

Answer 36

condition of the blood in which blood cells are abnormal

Question 37

dysecdysis

Answer 37

shedding differently or abnormally