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Friday, 3 May 2024, 6:14 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
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POM V

Prescription Only Medicine - Veterinary

POM VPS

Prescription Only Medicine - Veterinary, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person

Potter-Bucky

a parallel grid which moves rapidly from side to side during the exposure

Precursor

substance from which another is formed by chemical reaction

Prehension

picking up or grasping food

Prescribing cascade

Legislation controlling which medications can be given to animals

Preservative

a substance added to another to protect against spoilage during storage

Primary beam

the beam of X-rays which emerge from the tube head during an exposure

Primary follicle

opening on the surface of the skin through which a single guard hair grows

Prokaryote

a cell that does not possess a true nucleus, nor does it have many or any other cell organelles, e.g. bacteria and viruses