Veterinary Nursing Terminology

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  1. 2. placed over patients during surgery to help avoid infection
  2. 3. used to treat worms in animals
  3. 7. the term used to a low body temperature
  4. 8. used on the tip of a syringe to inject patients
  5. 9. solid medication is usually pressed into this
  6. 11. these can be 'local' or 'general'
  7. 13. the term used to a high body temperature
  8. 17. GOWN worn by a vet during surgery to help prevent contamination from the body
  9. 18. used to auscultate (listen) to the heart and lungs primarily
  10. 19. annoying parasite that bites its host and can jump up to 1metre
Down
  1. 1. a ‘photograph’ used to see a 2D internal image of an animal
  2. 2. term used to describe loose/watery stools
  3. 4. used with a needle on the end to draw up liquid drugs, also used for hand feeding animals
  4. 5. MASK worn during surgery over the face to help prevent infections
  5. 6. given yearly by injection to help prevent infectious disease
  6. 10. drugs used to treat a bacterial infection
  7. 12. used to measure the body temperature of an animal
  8. 14. WORM common parasitic segmented worm spread via fleas and faecal/oral contamination
  9. 15. worn by a vet during surgery to help prevent contamination from the hands
  10. 16. small arachnid that stays attached to a host for several weeks while feeding on its blood
  11. 18. often used in a drip to rehydrate patients
  12. 19. the average weight of a domestic cat (in kg)