Friday, 29 March 2024, 7:49 AM
Site: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses
Course: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses (VetLogic)
Glossary: Glossary with audio assistance
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Calculusstone like deposits of mineral salts found in hollow organs or on the teeth. In the urethra they can result in blockage of the passage of urine. |
Callingpersistent yowling exhibited by the female cat (queen) during the pro-oestrus period of the oestrous cycle |
Canaliculus |
Capillary refill timetime taken for blood capillaries to refill after flow in them has been disrupted in some way |
Carcinogenicany agent or substance that can cause tumour formation and cancer |
Cardiacpertaining to the heart |
Carnivoremeat-eating animal |
Carrieran individual who has a copy of a recessive gene that is not expressed because of heterozygosity, but the gene can be passed on to the next generation, alternatively, an individual, infected with a pathogen, but not showing any symptoms of disease. |
Carriersconvalescent carrier: animal which has had a disease and recovered |
Carriondecaying flesh |