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stone 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.

persistent yowling exhibited by the female cat (queen) during the pro-oestrus period of the oestrous cycle

a space containing a cytoplasmic process of an osteocyte in bone tissue, or a space between rows of cells in the liver along which bile flows

time taken for blood capillaries to refill after flow in them has been disrupted in some way

any agent or substance that can cause tumour formation and cancer

pertaining to the heart

meat-eating animal

convalescent carrier: animal which has had a disease and recovered

decaying flesh

a reaction in which chemical substances are broken down and energy is released

a positively charged particle

herbivorous animal whose main microbial fermentation takes place in the large intestine

the part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and the spinal cord

an organelle composed of microtubules, that is involved in the formation of the spindle during mitosis

the part of the chromosome to which spindle fibres attach during cell division

clear fluid produced in the choroid plexus of the ventricles of the brain. It is found in the brain and spinal cord. 

bacterial agent that causes Chlamydia infection in cats

organelles, found in plant cells, which contain chlorophyll (green pigment). They are the sites of photosynthesis.

two identical chromosomes, joined together by a centromere, formed during the interphase of the cell cycle

material within the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell which consists of DNA and histone proteins

thread-like structure made up of DNA and histones, containing a series of genes, found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell

A drug that increases the rate of cardiac contraction

fatty liquid absorbed from the small intestine by lymphatic capillaries known as lacteals

lymphatic fluid in the pleural cavity

partially digested food with an acid pH expelled from the stomach

obtaining a sample of cerebrospinal fluid from the cisterna magnum

time taken for blood to clot naturally

both the alleles of a gene are expressed equally in the phenotype even though they may be different

the act of mating

a fluid where solid molecules are suspended in a liquid (but invisible to the naked eye). In fluid therapy, colloid fluids contain large molecules that remain in the circulation and therefore are plasma volume expanders.

the formation of compact population groups of the same type of microorganism

living on or within another organism, and deriving benefit without harming or benefiting the host individual; an organism that causes neither harm nor benefit to the host

the change in the concentration of a substance from one area to another

embryo or fetus plus the surrounding membranes and placenta

a nutrient that is normally not essential but becomes so, due to certain physiological or pathological conditions resulting in relative deficiency

infrequent or difficulty passing of faeces

the transmission of disease from one individual to another

the soiling or making inferior by contact or mixture

the difference in radiographic density between adjacent areas on a radiograph

a drug whose use and possession  is controlled by legislation

eating faeces

percussion of the chest using cupped hands to aid removal of secretions

herbivorous animal whose main microbial fermentation takes place in a modified stomach

the skull containing the brain

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