Glossary with audio assistance

a newborn animal

a collection of symptoms seen in end-stage renal failure, including protein loss in the urine, low blood serum albumin levels and oedema

drug that prevents the transmission or reception of impulses from motor nerves to skeletal muscle and therefore produces muscle paralysis

the primary cells in nervous tissue. They transmit information as electrical signals around the body.

reduced numbers of circulating neutrophils in the blood

type of granular white blood cell, also known as polymorphonucleocyte

increased numbers of circulating neutrophils in the blood, e.g. in the presence of infection

individually wrapped pieces of X-ray film that are not placed in a cassette. Generally used for dental studies due to the flexibility of the film.

normal body temperature