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Small Animal
General Terminology
Term | Definition |
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1. Antisepsis | the process of applying a preparation to the surface of living tissue to prevent infections and inhibit growth of microorganisms. |
2. Biopsy | removal of a tissue sample for microscopic diagnosis and examination. |
3. Catheterization | the insertion of a sterile plastic tube into the urethra to remove urine. |
4. Contact transmission | method of disease transmission that includes direct contact, indirect contact and droplet contact. |
5. Incubation | period of time between the animal contact with an infection and the appearance of disease symptoms. |
6. Infectious disease | diseases capable of being spread from one animal to another. |
7. Pocket pets | a term used to describe small pets once only thought of as laboratory animals. such as gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, mice and rats. |
8. Preventative health care programs | programs designed by the veterinarian to help prevent disease and health problems in individual animals or herds of animals. |
9. Quarantine | the isolation of an animal or animals suspected to have been exposed to an infectious disease for the infection duration incubation period. |
10. Spaying | the removal of female reproductive organs. |
11. Zoonoses | diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans. |