Veterinary Medical Terminology Guide And Workbook, Chapter 1: Introduction, Angela Taibo, 1St Edition

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bi/o

Back 2

Life

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Carcin/o

Back 3

Cancer

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Cardi/o

Back 4

Heart

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Cephal/o

Back 5

Head

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Cis/o

Back 6

To cut

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Col/o; colon/o

Back 7

Large intestine (colon)

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Cyst/o

Back 8

Urinary bladder; cyst

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Cyt/o

Back 9

Cell

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

Back 11

Electricity

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

Back 13

Small intestine

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Iatr/o

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Treatment

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Leuk/o

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White

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Opt/o

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Eye; vision

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Radi/o

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X-rays

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Connective tissue

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Sect/o

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To cut

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Thromb/o

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Clot; clotting

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Ur/o

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Urine; urinary tract

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a-, an-

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no; not; without

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brachy-

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short

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dia-

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through; complete

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dolicho-

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long

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endo-

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in; within

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epi-

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above; upon; on

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ex-, exo-

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out; away from

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extra-

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outside

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hyper-

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above; excessive

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hypo-

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deficient; below; under; less than normal

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in-

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in; into; not

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intra-

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within; into

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meso-

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middle

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pro-

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before; forward

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re-

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back; again; backward

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retro-

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behind; back; backward

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sub-

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under; below

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trans-

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across; through

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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-cyte

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cell

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-cytosis

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increase in cell number

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-drome

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to run

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emic

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pertaining to a blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease condition; emotion

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-tomy

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incision; process of cutting

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BAR

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bright, alert, responsive

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CCU

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critical care unit

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ICU

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intensive care unit

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CWPM

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continue with previous medication

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DLH

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domestic long hair

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DMH

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domestic medium hair

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DSH

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domestic short hair

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DOA

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dead on arrival

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DOB

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date of birth

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ER

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emergency room

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OR

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operating room

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GROS

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gross review of symptoms

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K-9

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canine

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ISO

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isolation unit

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NAF

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no abnormalties found

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NSF

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no significant findings

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P/E

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physical exam

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PPH

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past pertinent history

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R/O

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rule out

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SOAP

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subjective, objective, assessment, plan

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TPR(W)

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temperature, pulse, respiration, (weight)

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WNL

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within normal limits

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Anemia

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decrease in red blood cells and/or hemoglobin

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Biopsy

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removal of tissue for microscopic examination

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Brachycephalic

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pertaining to a short, wide head (i.e. Persians, Pugs, Boston Terriers)

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Dolichocephalic

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pertaining to a narrow, long head (i.e. Greyhounds, Collies)

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Mesocephalic

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pertaining to an average width head (i.e. Golden Retrievers)

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Carcinoma

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malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue

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Prodrome

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symptoms run together before the onset of a more specific disease

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Syndrome

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symptoms that run together and point to a specific disease

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Leukemia

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increase in the number of cancerous white blood cells

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Diagnosis

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estimation of the cause of disease

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Prognosis

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estimation of disease outcome

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Canine

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dog

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Feline

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cat

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Bovine

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cattle

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Ovine

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sheep

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Caprine

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goat

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Aggressive

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eager to fight

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Alert

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energetic, quick, and responsive

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Docile

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relaxed, easy to handle

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Feral

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wild

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Submissive

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willing to submit