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Animal Science 215
Janelle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anemiahe | a condition in which the blood is deficient either in quality or quantity (what mom has when her iron is low) |
| virulence | capacity of a micro-organism to produce disease (viral) |
| agalactia | the absence of milk or the failure to secrete milk (lact is the root for producing milk) |
| carrier | animal or person in apparently good health who harbor pathogenic micro-organisms (they pass on disease) |
| edema | presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in intercellular tissue spaces of the body (swelling) |
| benign | not malignant (not cancerous), favorable for recovery |
| intravenous | within a vein (IV) |
| incubation period | elapsed time between exposure to infection and the appearance of disease symptoms |
| morbidity | condition of being sick or diseased |
| post-mortem | examination of death |
| hemoglobin | red coloring matter of the blood corpuscles (red part of the blood) |
| febrile | having fever |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| sterility | inability to fertilize or produce an egg (sterile) |
| vector | carrier, especially the animal host that carries protozoal disease germs from one human host to another |
| serum | extract of blood that contains antibodies |
| metabolism | chemical changes by which the nutritional and functional activities of an organism are maintained |
| rhinits | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose (thnk of a rhino with the big horn = nose) |
| titer | standard strength or degree of concentration of a solution as established titration |
| anorexia | lack or loss of appetite |
| anthelmintics | drugs that kill or expel gastrointestinal worms |
| attenuation | process of reducing or weakening the virulence of a micro-organism by cultivation or artificial media |
| bronchile | one of many subdivisions of the bronchial tubes within a lung |
| epidemiology | study of the elements that cause disease to occur (-ology means the study of) |
| dystocia | painful or slow delivery or birth |
| enzootic | referring to the prevalence of an animal disease in a particular district or region |
| leucocyte | white or colorless blood corpuscles |
| mastitis | inflammation of the mammary gland (boobies) |
| eradicate | to rid of; to destroy |
| immunity | level of resistance to a particular infection |
| pathogenic | capable of producing disease |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| syndrome | group of signs or symptoms that occur together and characterize a disease |
| vaccine | substance composed of attenuated organisms that produce active immunity |
| panzootic | referring to a widespread epidemic among animals |
| aerobic | growing only in air or free oxygen |
| infectious disease | disease that is caused by a living agent, such as bacteria, protozoa, virus, or fungi, which may not be contagious |
| germicide | agent that kills germs (like anti-bac gel) |
| immunology | science or study of immunity and its factors (-ology means the study of) |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart or myocardium |
| plasma | fluid portion of blood before clotting has occurred |
| rigor mortis | stiffening of the muscles following death |
| toxin | poison |
| septicemia | condition in which pathogenic organisms and their associated proteins are present in the blood |
| virus | submicroscopic infective agent that causes disease |
| fertilization | union of a sperm and an egg |
| bacillus | rod shaped organism |
| intramuscular | within the muscle (in the muscle) |
| osteomalacia | softening of the bones (osteo = condition of the bones) |
| portal of entry | route that a micro-organism must take in entering the body in order to have any effect |
| mortality | death rate |
| parasite | organism deriving nourishment form a living plant or host |
| phagocyte | cell capable of ingesting micro-organisms or other foreign bodies |
| prehension | manner of taking food into the mouth |
| exotoxin | soluble toxin secreted by specific bacteria and absorbed into the tissue of the host |
| dysentary | frequent small watery stools, usually containing blood and mucus, accompanied by pain |
| antibody | specific substance produced by and in an animal as a reaction to the presence of an antigen |
| ventral | pertaining to or relating to the belly or underside, opposite of dorsal or back |
| symptom | sign or signal, reaction, evidence of disease |
| polynea | rapid or panting respiration |
| mutation | permanent change in certain characteristics of an organism, resulting from an alteration or change in genes |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin (derma = skin) |
| endotoxin | toxin produced within an organism and liberated only when the organism disintegrates or is destroyed |
| atrophy | wasting of the tissues, emaciation |
| cellulose | carbohydrate substance present in the walls of plant cells |
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