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26 Cards in this Set
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Orchectomy
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castration
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Cortical
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pertaining to the cortex
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Endometritis
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inflammation of the lining of the uterus
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Fetus
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an unborn animal
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Lactation
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function of secreting milk
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Oogenesis
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formation and developement of the ova in the ovaries
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Anenoma
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tumor of a gland
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Pseudocyesis
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false pregnancy
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Sperm
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male reproductive cell
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Hypocalcemia
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abnormally low blood calcium
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Umbilicus
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the scar that marks the former attachment of the umbilical cord to the fetus
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Neonate
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new born animal
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Prenatal
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before birth
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Endocrine
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internal secretion; a gland that secretes directly into the blood stream
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Dystocia
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difficult labor
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Estrus
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heat; cycle of sexual receptibility of female animal
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Hyperglycemia
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increase above normal surgar in the blood
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Spermatogenesis
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formation and developement of sperm in the testes
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Mastectomy
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excision of the breast
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Postpartum
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occuring after birth
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Ovulation
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periodic release of the ova from the ovary
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Ovariohysterectomy
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spay surgery;excision of the ovaries and uterus
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Ovum(singular)
Ova (plural) |
female reproductive cell
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Pyometritis
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purulent inflammation of the uterus
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Placenta
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spongy structure in the uterus through which the fetus derives nourishment
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Puberty
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time when animal becomes capable of reproduction
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