Monday, 20 May 2024, 8:18 PM
Site: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses
Course: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses (VetLogic)
Glossary: Glossary with audio assistance
C
Crystalloida fluid containing small molecules which move quickly from the circulation |
Cumulativeto build up |
Cushing's diseasedisease caused by excess adrenocortical hormones; hyperadrenocorticism |
Cystitisinflammation of the bladder |
Cytokinesis |
Cytoplasm |
D
Dead spacethe air within the respiratory tract that never reaches the alveoli within the lungs and so does not undergo gaseous exchange |
Deaminationthe breakdown of excess amino acids in the liver, whereby the amine group is removed and converted to ammonia and eventually urea before excretion |
Deciduous dentitionteeth seen in the young animal soon after birth. These are shed after a few months and are replaced by the permanent teeth. |
Defecationact of passing feces from the rectum |