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ACL injury
injury to main ligament of knee
definitive host
host that harbors adult, mature, or sexual stages of a parasite
diagnostic stage
stage at which the organism can be detected
3rd larval stage
most common infective stage
direct life cycle
no intermediate host
indirect life cycle
has an intermediate host
scolex
head of tapeworm
neck
short undifferentiated tissue of tapeworm
strobila
body of tapeworm
eucestodes
true tapeworms
immature proglottid
is closest to the head
mature proglottid
sexually mature
gravid proglottid
break off and pass out of the body
agglutination
clumping of red blood cells
allergic dermatitis
hypersensitivity reaction of skin
anaphylaxis
sudden severe allergic reaction
alveoli
air sacs where oxygen and CO2 exchange occurs
ancylostoma
hookworms; cause bloody diarrhea, pale MM, anemia in puppies and kittens
anemia in pigs
caused by iron deficiency
anuria
not urinating
arachnids
spiders, ticks, mites
arrhythmia
irregular heart beat or rhythm
arthritis
inflamed joints
ascarids
roundworms
asystole
heart not beating
auscultation
listening with a stethoscope
Barber Pole Worm
deadly resistant nematode of ruminants
benign
tumor unlikely to spread
borborygmus
abdominal noises heard in ruminants
canine distemper
neurologic and respiratory virus in puppies
hypocapnia
low CO2
incontinence
can’t control urination and defecation
interdigital phlegmon
caused by fusobacterium necrophorum
intermediate host
has larval or immature stages of parasite
IVDD
intervertebral disc disease
joint ill
bacterial infection of joints of large animals
laminitis
inflammation of lamina
lipemia
having milky white serum from excessive lipids
malignant
aggressive tumors that attack healthy tissue and spread
mastication
chewing
meningeal/brain worms
parasites of deer that can affect large animals
metabolic alkalosis
high blood pH from metabolic cause
metastasis
spreading of tumor from one area to another
myelopathy
disease of spinal cord
necrotic
dead tissue
nephrons
kidney cells
neuropathy
diseases of nerves
nystagmus
involuntary eye movements
osteosarcoma
malignant bone tumor
parenthetic host
host where organism doesn’t progress to next stage in life cycle
paresis
can’t move
pericardialcentesis
removing fluid from around heart with needle and syringe
perigonimus kellicottii
lung fluke of dogs
peristalsis
intestinal movements
polyphagia
increased eating
prehension
grasping food
prepatent
time before a disease can be detected
proglottids
body segments of tapeworms like dipylidium caninum can be found in bedding
prolapsed vagina
vagina is out, complication of parturition or birth
prolapsed uterus
uterus is out, complication of parturition or birth
protozoan
unicellular organism
ptyalism
hyper salivation
retained placenta
when placenta is not passed; complication of parturition or birth
respiratory acidosis
low blood pH caused by respiratory condition
respiratory alkalosis
high blood pH caused by respiratory condition
sarcoptes
zoonotic mange mite, causes pruritis
scrapie
pruritis, neurologic causes; caused by prion
segments of small intestine in order
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
septicemia
bacteria and their toxins present in blood stream
sequella
condition that develops as consequence of disease
snuffles
upper resp. condition in rabbits; caused by pasteurella
stongylus
large animal nematodes
thrush
caused by fusobacterium necrophorum
toxocara (canis, cati, leonine)
ascarids or roundworms of dogs and cats
trematodes
flukes
trichuris
whipworms, imbed themselves in intestinal lining
typhlitis
inflamed cecum in horses; enlarged cecum
ureters
carry urine from kidney to bladder
urethra
from bladder to outside of body
valgal and varus
angular limb deformities
visceral larval migrans
larval stages of parasites in body tissues
vector diseases of the tick
anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, ehrlichia
wobblers syndrome
instability in cervical spine
borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease; transmitted by deer tick or black legged tick
bronchoscopy
looking at bronchus with camera
CAPC
companion animal parasite counsel
carpine arthritis encephalitis
joint and neurological disease caused by virus
cestodes
adult tapeworms
cholecystic
anything referring to gallbladder
chondopathy
disease in cartilage
compound fracture
bone is poking the skin
constipation
difficult to pass stool
corophagia
eating feces
cirrosis
permanent scarring of liver
clostridium tetani
cause of tetanus and lock jaw
CRT
capillary refill time
cutaneous larval migrans
when hookworms enter feet or other areas of the skin
cystotomy
surgical incision into the bladder
deglutition
swallowing
demodex
possible cause of mange in puppies and kittens
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