Monday, 29 April 2024, 3:20 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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Homeostasis

the maintenance of a constant internal environment

Homozygous

having two identical alleles of a gene

Hormone

secretion produced by an endocrine gland and carried to its target organ by means of the blood

Hydrophilic

water loving

Hydrophobic

water hating

Hyperadrenocorticism

disease caused by excess adrenocortical hormones; also known as Cushing's disease


Hypercalcaemia

increased blood calcium level

Hypercapnia

increased carbon dioxide levels - end tidal and in the blood

Hyperglycaemia

increased blood glucose level

Hyperkalaemia

increased blood potassium level