Veterinary Dermatology, Wound Healing, and Antimicrobial Therapy (Pages 11-12)

Vocabulary flashcards covering skin anatomy, wound healing stages, antimicrobial therapy, parasites, and common clinical signs of pain in dogs.

Epidermis

The outermost protective layer of the skin.

Dermis

The middle skin layer containing blood vessels, nerves, and hair follicles.

Hypodermis

Layer below the dermis containing fat and connective tissues.

Seborrhea

A skin condition characterized by increased scaling.

Keratolytic

An agent that loosens the epidermis and helps remove scaling.

Astringents

Applied to precipitate proteins and used on areas of moist dermatitis.

Antiseptic

An agent that inhibits bacterial growth on the skin and is used to clean wounds or prepare areas for surgery.

Antipruritic

Anti-itching medicine.

Zoonotic

Diseases from animals that can affect humans; examples include roundworms, hookworms, toxoplasmosis, and trichinella.

Caustic agents

Agents that burn away or eat dead flesh.

Gram tests

Staining method to classify bacteria; Gram-positive stain blue/purple, Gram-negative stain red.

Aerobic bacteria

Bacteria that require oxygen to live.

Anaerobic bacteria

Bacteria that can live in environments without oxygen.

Antibiotics

Drugs that inhibit bacterial growth (bacteriostatic) or kill bacteria (bactericidal).

Bacteriostatic

Inhibits the growth of bacteria.

Bactericidal

Kills bacteria.

Fungal infections (superficial)

Fungal infections limited to skin and eyes.

Fungal infections (systemic)

Fungal infections affecting blood, lungs, CNS.

Antifungal

Drug used to treat fungal infections; not widely used in veterinary medicine.

Culture and sensitivity test

Laboratory test to identify the agent and guide antibiotic choice by determining which antibiotics inhibit growth.

Sensitivity testing

Process to determine which antibiotics inhibit growth of bacteria in a culture.

Nosocomial infections

Hospital-based infections; prevent with proper disinfection and antisepsis.

Disinfectant

Substance used on inanimate objects to kill microorganisms or inactivate viruses.

Antiseptic

Substance used on living tissues to kill microorganisms.

Parasites

Organisms that live off a host by deriving nutrients from it.

Ectoparasites

Parasites that live on the exterior of the host.

Endoparasites

Parasites that live inside the host.

Parasitiasis

Animal infected but with no clinical signs.

Paratiosis

Animal infected with clinical signs.

Anthelmintic

Drug used to eliminate helminth (intestinal worm) parasites.

Anticestodal

Drug used to treat tapeworms.

Antitrematodal

Drugs used to remove liver flukes.

Antiprotozoal

Drugs used to treat protozoa such as coccidia and Giardia.