Veterinary Nursing Terminology

4. drugs used to treat a bacterial infection
6. used to auscultate (listen) to the heart and lungs primarily
8. used to measure the body temperature of an animal
9. solid medication is usually pressed into this
11. the term used to a high body temperature
13. given yearly by injection to help prevent infectious disease
15. used to treat worms in animals
16. common parasitic segmented worm spread via fleas and faecal/oral contamination
18. worn during surgery over the face to help prevent infections
19. annoying parasite that bites its host and can jump up to 1metre

1. used on the tip of a syringe to inject patients
2. worn by a vet during surgery to help prevent contamination from the hands
3. these can be 'local' or 'general'
5. often used in a drip to rehydrate patients
7. a ‘photograph’ used to see a 2D internal image of an animal
10. worn by a vet during surgery to help prevent contamination from the body
11. the term used to a low body temperature
12. term used to describe loose/watery stools
14. used with a needle on the end to draw up liquid drugs, also used for hand feeding animals
16. small arachnid that stays attached to a host for several weeks while feeding on its blood
17. placed over patients during surgery to help avoid infection
19. the average weight of a domestic cat (in kg)