Dictionary

Question 1

haematochezia

Answer 1

fresh blood in faeces

Question 2

melaena

Answer 2

digested blood in faeces (coffee grounds)

Question 3

philtrum

Answer 3

vertical grove at the base of the nose just above the upper lip

Question 4

bacteraemia

Answer 4

bacteria in blood secondary to mucosal damage

Question 5

septicaemia

Answer 5

bacteria multiplying in the blood with concurrent endotoxaemia (systemic disease)

Question 6

dyschezia

Answer 6

pain on defaecation

Question 7

myalgia

Answer 7

muscle pain

Question 8

paraplegia

Answer 8

no voluntary movement (non-ambulatory)

Question 9

P mitrale

Answer 9

wide bifold P wave (due to left atrial enlargement)

Question 10

concentric hypertrophy

Answer 10

hypertrophy due to pressure overload (walls thickened)

Question 11

eccentric hypertrophy

Answer 11

hypertrophy due to volume overload (chamber enlarged)

Question 12

pharmacokinetics

Answer 12

action of animal on a drug (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)

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pharmacodynamics

Answer 13

actions drug on the animals (effect on bacteria…)

Question 14

empiric therapy

Answer 14

infecting organism not yet identified (broad spectrum)

Question 15

definitive therapy

Answer 15

organism identified and specific therapy chosen

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metaphylaxis

Answer 16

drug treatment after diagnosis of disease to control infection in a group of animals

Question 17

seizure

Answer 17

transient occurrence of convulsions or focal motor, autonomic or behavioural signs due to abnormal excessive or synchronous epileptic neural activity in the brain

Question 18

opisthotonus

Answer 18

position of backwards hyeprflexion of the neck

Question 19

cataplexy

Answer 19

acute loss of muscle tone

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chondrodystrophic

Answer 20

abnormal development of cartilage

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ambulatory

Answer 21

can walk unassisted

Question 22

paraparesis

Answer 22

weakness with partial/weak movements

Question 23

mydriasis

Answer 23

dilated pupils

Question 24

thrombocytopenia

Answer 24

decreased platelet count

Question 25

polycytaemia

Answer 25

increased PCV or RBC count

Question 26

erythrocytosis

Answer 26

increased PCV or RBC count

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neutrophilia

Answer 27

increased numbers of neutrophils

Question 28

neutropenia

Answer 28

decreased numbers of neutrophils

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monocytosis

Answer 29

increased numbers of monocytes

Question 30

lymphocytosis

Answer 30

increased numbers of lymphocytes

Question 31

lymphopenia

Answer 31

decreased numbers of lymphocytes

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contralateral

Answer 32

opposite side

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ipsilateral

Answer 33

same side

Question 34

strabismus

Answer 34

abnormal eye alignment

Question 35

paradoxical head tilt

Answer 35

head tilt contralateral to side of the lesion

Question 36

ataxia

Answer 36

uncoordinated gait

Question 37

paresis

Answer 37

weakness and reduced voluntary movement

Question 38

paralysis/plegia

Answer 38

complete loss of voluntary movement

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steer/bullock

Answer 39

castrated bull

Question 40

hypoechoic

Answer 40

dark on ultrasound

Question 41

hyperechoic

Answer 41

light on ultrasound

Question 42

hyponatraemia

Answer 42

low sodium in blood

Question 43

azotaemia

Answer 43

increased nitrogenous products in blood

Question 44

endochondral

Answer 44

endo means within chondral means cartilage so within cartilage

Question 45

endochrondral ossification

Answer 45

bone formation from cartilage

Question 46

physis

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another word for growth plate

Question 47

osteochondrosis

Answer 47

cartilage abnormalities

Question 48

osteochondrosis

Answer 48

broad term describing abnormalities associated with the cartilages found in joints

Question 49

osteochondritis dissecans

Answer 49

clinical manifestation of abnormal endochondral ossification leads to cartilaginous or osteochondral flaps/defects within the joint

Question 50

enthesopathy

Answer 50

disorder at the site where a muscle/connective tissue connects to bone

Question 51

rhamphotheca

Answer 51

upper beak

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phimosis

Answer 52

inability to protrude penis from prepuce

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Cushing

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hyperadrenocorticism

Question 55

paraphimosis

Answer 55

inability to retract penis into prepuce

Question 56

oliguria

Answer 56

low urine output (less than 2ml/kg/hr)

Question 57

UTI

Answer 57

adherence, multiplication and persistence of infectious agent within the urinary system

Question 58

bacteriauria

Answer 58

bacteria in the urine (not a UTI)

Question 59

pollakiuria

Answer 59

frequent passing of small volumes of urine

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anechoic

Answer 60

black on ultrasound

Question 61

blepharospasm

Answer 61

involuntary eyelid closure