Vet & Veterinary Terms
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Anything that is created through a method of treatment
An illness that is created through a method of treatment
Another term for jaundice
A seizure or attack
Twins that come from one egg that separates after it is fertilized
Relating to a disease of unknown origin, which may or may not have arisen spontaneously
The removal of the ileum by surgery
A condition that results from inflammation of the ileum
The production of an opening between the wall of the abdomen and the ileum
The term for the last part of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the large intestine.
The term for when peristalsis of the intestines ceases
The bones in the pelvis
To tighten something with sutures
The act of overlapping surfaces that would normally oppose one another
Making something hold fast; not letting something move
The act of not being able to catch a certain disease or illness
To keep an animal free from disease by making it resistant through vaccination
Any substance that helps to create antibodies to resist an infection or disease
A type of antibody in the plasma; there are five of them
The study of the processes of the immune system
Something that makes the body more susceptible to disease
The reduction in the amount of resistance the body has to a disease
The blockage of an area with dry feed
Anything that is grafted into the body
An attachment of the zygote inside the uterus
Inability to reproduce; lack of virility
To make an animal pregnant
A wave that is transmitted through nerves and nervous tissue
The term for a mare that is pregnant
The term for an animal that is ready to mate with a male or in estrus
Inside the uterus
The term for living organisms inside the test tube
The term for creating a fetus by fertilizing egg and sperm in a Petri dish and then implanting the egg; artificial insemination.
Inside a living organism
A lack of desire for food
The dropping of urine at the wrong time or place
An animal whose parents show common ancestry; breeding between relatives
The mating of animals who are closely related, like father and daughter or brother and sister
To cut into, as in surgically
A cut into a body tissue or organ
The cutting of a piece of tissue or organ for medical examination
The term for the front teeth that are used for cutting
A type of gene that does not completely cover up its allele; co dominance
The ability to control excretions from the body
The process of turning an egg into a bird
A machine that provides the optimum environment for an embryo to develop
A medical condition in which the digestive process is disturbed in some way from something like too much food, spoiled food, etc.
An animal that will breed with any animal it can
The term for an animal that ovulates due to sexual activity
Any substance in feed that does not give nutritional value to the food, as in a filler
An area of necrosis that has been created by a slow down or stop in blood supply
To cause disease by introducing germs or fungus
Something that has the ability to be transferred from something to something else
A type of disorder that is caused by a pathogen, such as fungi or viruses in the body
Something that has the ability to infect a living thing
Less important, below, toward the bottom or back
Something that is not capable of reproducing
To attack something or take it over, as in the way ticks can infest a dog
The act of being taken over by a large number of something, usually parasites
A type of swelling or pain that is the body’s way of warding off injury, pain, or illness
An opening that is shaped like a funnel
To put a liquid or medicine into something
To take food in by mouth
Material that is absorbed through the mouth
The opening in the wall of the abdomen from where the testes move into the scrotum
A condition in which the bowels protrude through a thin area of the groin
Medicines that can be inhaled
The act of drawing something into the lungs by breathing
Transmitting genes from parent to child
A trait that has been determined by genes
To slow something down or cause it to stop
To mechanically introduce a substance into a living thing
To stimulate the nerves
To stimulate a body part through nerve action
The introduction of an animal to an organism in order to create a slight disease to induce immunity
A substance that affects the way that the muscles contract
An animal that breathes air and has a head, thorax, and abdomen
A type of chemical that inhibits the growth process of insects, leading to death
A chemical that kills insects by poison or fumigant
To put semen into a vagina during coitus or to do so artificially by a method other than intercourse
A tube made up of rubber or glass that is used to artificially inseminate a female animal
A disease that develops over an extended period of time
The process of drying and thickening due to evaporation
The set of knowledge that an animal has due to its genetics; behavior that is not learned
The lack of ability to perform properly at a functional level
Blowing a powder into the nose as a form of medication administration
A hormone created by the pancreas that helps to regulate the flow of glucose
Denotes an animal that is still able to reproduce or is free of cuts and scrapes
Having to do with the skin and hair as well as the sweat and oil glands in the body
Breeding within the family as a way of predicting desirable characteristics
Found between the cells
Found between the ribs
Crossing breeds
Found between the toes
A host that is not the primary host in which a parasite may reside for a portion of the life cycle
Found between the phalanges
A term that denotes an organism that has characteristics of both male and female
Something that refers to events that occur between different species of animals
An animal that is a cross between two species
The area inside a given tissue or organ
The swelling or inflammation of the bladder
The fluid that flows between the cells of a given organ or bodily tissue
Found between the ventricles
The padding found between the vertebrae that keeps them from rubbing together
The membranes that line the inside of the small intestine
The organisms and bacteria that are found inside the gastrointestinal system
The part of the digestive system found between the stomach and the anus
The term that is used to refer to something that occurs during surgery
The removal of cataracts and the capsule around them
Inside the cell
A method of artificial insemination where semen is placed inside the cervix and not the vagina
Found inside the cranium
Found inside the skin
Pins that are used to repair fractures
Found inside the muscle
Found inside the nose or the nostrils
The placement of medicine inside the nasal cavity as a form of administration
Found inside the eye
Administration of a vaccine by placing it inside the eye
Found inside the peritoneal cavity
Found inside the peritoneal cavity
Found inside the uterus
Found inside the vein
The word for an animal or plant that is not native to an area but is accidentally brought in somehow.
Inside the stomach
The introduction or insertion of one part into another part
The insertion of one part of the intestine into the next part
Turning something inside out
Designates an animal that has no spine
A teat that is turned upside down; usually has no function
The covering that contains part of a bone
The act of returning to normal size after swelling, usually has to do with an organ (like the uterus)
An atom that has a positive or negative charge
Something with an electrical charge
An additive to food that makes it more digestible and efficient in ruminants
On the very same side as something
The removal of part of the iris by surgical means
Denotes the iris and the cornea
The colored layer around the pupil
The medical condition that results from inflammation of the iris
A blood deficiency
The caudal bones in the pelvis
A type of tissue that appears the same as tissue around it when looking at ultrasound
The fusing of gametes; causes similarity in them
To keep one animal away from another for any reason
A thin piece of tissue that connects two larger parts of tissue
Denoting something that can be found between the atria