Veterinary Terminology

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Across
  1. 4. Less oxygen than normal in the blood
  2. 7. Term used to imply that a situation or condition is more severe than usual; also used to refer to a disease having run a short course or come on suddenly.
  3. 9. Excessive urination
  4. 11. The tissue that holds the tooth in place in the mouth
  5. 16. A surgical procedure in which the spleen is removed.
  6. 17. A term used to describe anything related to cattle.
  7. 18. The muscle in the abdomen that aids in breathing
  8. 20. Having a hard time breathing; breathing takes great pains
  9. 21. In veterinary terms, used to refer to the front of the body
  10. 26. Redness of the skin
  11. 28. A condition of hair loss resulting in either complete baldness or patches of baldness.
  12. 29. A condition of having only one side
  13. 31. A condition in which cells are unequal
  14. 32. Something that becomes worse or life threatening as it spreads
  15. 35. The male parent of an offspring
  16. 38. Moving or located away from the midline; located along the side
  17. 39. A localized infection, usually a lesion filled with pus. Can be large or small in size.
  18. 40. The act of swallowing air
  19. 42. To move inward or toward the midsection of the animal.
  20. 43. The number one cervical vertebrae.
  21. 44. A particularly slow beating heart.
Down
  1. 1. Any cell that does not have the normal granular structures in the cytoplasm
  2. 2. The sac of membranes that hold the heart
  3. 3. The term for an animal with a single stomach compartment
  4. 5. Found between the ribs
  5. 6. Turning in of the eyelids
  6. 8. A long head, usually very narrow like a greyhound
  7. 10. An animal with a wide head, short in stature
  8. 12. The term for rapid breathing
  9. 13. The process of removing tissue to examine it, usually for medical reasons.
  10. 14. Any of many parasites that live inside the host’s body
  11. 15. A disease that occurs when bacteria present in the blood.
  12. 19. Anything that can be transmitted through ticks
  13. 22. The connection or relationship between the lumbar and the sacral vertebrae
  14. 23. A type of disease that can be transferred between people and animals
  15. 24. The term for the lower jaw bone; this is the only bone in the skull that has the ability to move
  16. 25. Not being able to cause harm; the opposite of malignant.
  17. 27. Parasite worms, like flat worms or tape worms
  18. 30. Any female animal that has given birth.
  19. 33. A medical condition involving excessive thirst
  20. 34. Moving downward or toward the end
  21. 36. The end of the head containing the nose
  22. 37. The term for the upper bone of the jaw
  23. 39. Failure to breathe properly, as in while sleeping; lack of breathing.
  24. 41. The term used to refer to contraction of the ventricles of the heart
  25. 45. is the opposite of adduct. It refers to the movement of something away from the animal's midsection