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Repro
Terms to know about the Reproductive System
Term | Definition |
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CRYPTORCHID | testes have not yet descended into the scrotum |
ORCHIECTOMY | castration |
SPERMATOGENESIS | the process of sperm production |
OVARIOHYSTERECTOMY | spay |
PYOMETRA | pus in the uterus |
MASTITIS | inflammation of the mammary tissue |
GESTATION | the female is carrying a young in utero |
PARTURITION | the state of birthing |
LACTATION | the state of milking |
POSTPARTURIENT | postpartum |
DYSTOCIA | difficulty birthing |
NEONATAL | newly born |
MUTAGENIC | anything that alters the DNA to create genetic abnormalities |
TERATOGENIC | anything that causes physical defects in the developing embryo/fetus |
PROESTRUS | before estrus |
METESTRUS | beyond / after estrus |
ANESTRUS | absence of estrus |
MONOESTROUS | animals who experience one estrous cycle in a sexual season |
POLYESTROUS | animals who experience numerous estrous cycles in a sexual season |
PSEUDOCYESIS | false pregnancy |
METRITIS | inflammation of the uterus |
PROSTITIS | inflammation of the prostate |
ENDOMETRIUM | interior lining of the uterus |
EPISIOPLASTY | to repair / reform the vulva |
MASTECTOMY | surgical removal of the breast |
MEIOSIS | cell division of sex cells |
OVULATON | the release of an oocyte from the ovary |
INFUNDIBULUM | funnel-shaped structure designed to "catch" the oocyte on ovulation |
SCROTUM | a pouch of skin that contains the testes |
DUCTUS DEFERENS | vessels that transport sperm from the testes to the urethra |
COPULATION | sexual union between a male and female |
SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES | tiny channels throughout the testes in which spermatozoa develop |
EPIDIDYMUS | upon the testes |
PARTURITION | birthing process |
COLOSTRUM | the first milk produced by the dam that contains maternal antibodies |