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C

a fluid containing small molecules which move quickly from the circulation

to build up

disease caused by excess adrenocortical hormones; hyperadrenocorticism

inflammation of the bladder

the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following division of the nucleus

a jelly-like material that surrounds the nucleus of a cell and contains most of the cell's organelles

D

the air within the respiratory tract that never reaches the alveoli within the lungs and so does not undergo gaseous exchange

the breakdown of excess amino acids in the liver, whereby the amine group is removed and converted to ammonia and eventually urea before excretion

teeth seen in the young animal soon after birth. These are shed after a few months and are replaced by the permanent teeth.

act of passing feces from the rectum