Friday, 26 April 2024, 1:54 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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Palpationexamination using the hands to feel part of the body, for example the pulse in an artery or organs in the abdomen |
Pandemican epidemic which occurs all over the world |
Panleukopeniadecreased number of all white blood cells circulating in the blood |
Papulea small, solid bump that rises from the skin |
Paracellularbetween cells; paracellular transport is the route substances travel between cells |
Parallel gridthe most basic type of grid where the lead strips are parallel to each other |
Parasitean agent that lives with and at the expense of an animal host |
Parasympathetic nervous systempart of the autonomic nervous system |
Paratenic hostan intermediate host where no development of the parasite occurs; the paratenic host is ingested by the final host for completion of the life cycle |
Parenteralroute of administration other than gastrointestinal tract |