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ictus
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the actual seizure time during which he animal will collapse and have violent thrashing of its body
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aura
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the first part of a seizure when the animal may sense that something is about to happen
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post ictus
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a recovery period from the seizure when the animal can be blind and will stagger about aimlessly
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triage
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"to sort"- applied to the identification of patients w/ life threatening problems that require immediate medical care
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guaranteed analysis
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states the maximum and minimum allowable limits that food ingredients may contain
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nutrition
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the intake and use of nutrients
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general anesthesia
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affects the entire body, a level of anesthesia in which the patient is completely nonresponsive to painful stimuli
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analgesia
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insensibility to pain
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dystocia
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difficulty giving birth
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ovariohysterectomy
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the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus
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PO
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per oral
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IV
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intravenous
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IM
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intramuscular
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SQ
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subcutaneous
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OU
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both eyes
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OD
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right eye
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OS
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left eye
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AU
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both ears
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AS
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left ear
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AD
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right ear
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periodontitis
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damage to structures supporting the teeth
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intradermal
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injecting a drug within the layers of skin
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anti-infective drug
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drugs that fight infections caused by a variety of organisms
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plasma
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the fluid elements of blood composed of serum and fibrinogen
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x-ray
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form of ionizing electromagnetic radiation; penetrates materials visible light cannot
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ectoparasite
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parasite that live on the external part of a patient/host
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endoparasite
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parasite that live internally
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opthalmoscope
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instrument used to visualize the internal components of the eye
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killed virus
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organisms within a vaccine that have been rendered non-infectious
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vaccination
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term used for administering a vaccine
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passive immunity
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antibodies received passively by the offspring from the mother
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otoscope
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instrument used to visualize the ear canal
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