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Halitosis
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Bad breath
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Ascites
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abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity. Symptoms?
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distension of the abdomen, fluid thrill on percussion, ground glass appearance on radiographs.
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Serous
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Pertaining to serum; thin and watery like serum
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pareisis
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Slight or incomplete paralysis. symptoms?
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able to rise with assistance or able to walk with major difficulty or stumbling.
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Unthrifty
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Failure to grow or to put on weight as expected in the presence of adequate quantity and quality of feed. Symptoms?
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No clinical symptoms of illness
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thrill
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Vibration caused by the movement of fluid felt by the examiner on palpation. Either present when fluid is passing into an incompetent valve or when percussion is applied, causing a audible fluid wave.Heart thrill?
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Either diastolic, presystolic, or systolic in nature.
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abcess
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draining, hard or soft
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truncal
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pertaining to the main part of the body
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caseous
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resembling cheese or curd
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fistula
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any abnormal tubelike passage within body tissue, usually between two organs or between an internal organ to the body surface
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fissula
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a small cleft. Cleft?
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a longitudinal opening
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fissure (dermatology)
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deep crack in the skin, often through a scab, which penetrates into the subcutis
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alopecia
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general or local?
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nodular
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marked with or resembling nodules?
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a small boss or node that is solid and can be detected by touch
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node
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a small mass of tissue in the form of a swelling, knot or protrubance. Can be benign or malignant
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boss
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a rounded eminence (projection)
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epidermal collarettes
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a feature of a skin lesion, consisting of an encircling rim of epidermal scale with the free edge toward the central area.
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bullous pemphigoid
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an autoimmune disease of skin and oral mucosa with vessicles, bullae and ulcerations.
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pemphigus
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autoimmune disease of the skin, involving blisters/ulcers
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feline acne
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occurs in cats of any age, involving the skin on the point of the chin and lips.
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Often involves a secondary bacterial infection of the skin
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miliary dermatitis
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characterized by formation of lesions resembling millet seeds
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serosanguineous
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composed of serum and blood
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ulceration
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produced by sloughing off necrotic inflammatory tissue involving organs or tissues.
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attrition
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the physiological wearing away of a substance or structure during normal use.
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dental calculus
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mineralized deposits on tooth surfaces
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calculus (non-dental)
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an abnormal concretion usually composed of mineral salts within the animal's body, chiefly within hollow organs or their passages
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slab fracture
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a fracture in which a flat piece of underlying tooth is separated or lost
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furcation
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the area where the roots join the crown in a tooth with multiple roots
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gingivitis
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grade I-IV
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hyperplasia
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abnormal increase in volume of a tissue or organ caused by the formation and growth of new normal cells.
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Either regular, irregular or papillated
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papillated
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projections above the surface of the skin
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recession
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presence of a small empty space or cavity
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obstipation
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intractable constipation. Intractable?
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unmanageable; intolerable
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FB
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foreign body
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stenotic
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marked by abnormal narrowing or constriction
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hyperplastic
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an abnormal increase in the number of cells resulting in enlargement
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blepharospasm
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spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle in the eyelid
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orbicularis oculi muscle
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the muscle used to close the eye
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canthus
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the angular junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eyes. Medial or lateral
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mineralized cataract
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opacity of the lens of the eye or its capsules or both. May result from injuries, heat exposure, radiation or inherited factors.
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conjunctiva
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the delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering parts of the eyeball
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distichia
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the presence of a double row of eyelashes, one or both of which are turned against the eyeball
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epiphoria
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an abnormal overflow of tears down the face, due usually to stricture of the nasolacrimal duct. synonym?
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illacrimation
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keratitis
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inflammation of the cornea
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nictitating membrane
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third eyelid
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follicle
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a sac or pouchlike depression or cavity
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tapetum
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a covering structure or layer of cells
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diffuse
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not definitely limited or localized; to pass through or spread widely through a tissue or substance
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paraphimosis
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inability to retract the penis because of its swollen state, or because of constriction of the preputial orifice.
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atrophied
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decrease in size of a normally developed organ or tissue; wasting
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lymph node-axillary
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lymph node residing in the arm pit
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lymph node-inguinal
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lymph node residing in the groin area
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lymph gland-maxillary
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lymph glands scattered over the infraorbital region of the face
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lymph node-mesenteric
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lying between the layers of the mesentary. Mesentery?
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double layer of peritoneum within the abdominal cavity
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lymph node-pre-scapular
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before the scapula
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lymph node-submandibular
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under the chin
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lymph node-popliteal
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near the stifle
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lymph node-parotid
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below the cranial parotid gland (in the face, behind and above the submandibular)
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