The GI Tract
Yellowish-orange coloration of the skin and MM due to excess bilirubin in the blood.
Jaundice or Icterus
Cavity that contains the brain.
Cranial
An immature bone cell.
Osteoblast
Spontaneous or induced termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable.
Abortion
Medical term for cancer.
Neoplasia
Ineffectual and painful straining at defecation.
Tenesmus
System that consists of skin, hair, fur, nails and glands.
Integumentary
A group of bones between the tarsus and the phalanges.
Metatarsals
Condition in which one or both testicles are undescended.
Cryptorchidism/Cryptorchism
A malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue.
Carcinoma
A hairball.
Trichobezoar
Pertaining to the beginning; nearer the point of attachment.
Proximal
The act of turning the palmar or plantar surface upward.
Supination
Phase of the estrous cycle where the female is sexually receptive.
Estrus
An increase in the number of cancerous white blood cells.
Leukemia
Term for suturing a hernia.
Herniorraphy
The plane that divides the body into unequal right and left halves.
Sagittal
Each end of a long bone that is composed of cancellous bone and covered with articular cartilage.
Epiphysis
Medical term for a false pregnancy.
Pseudocyesis
A malignant tumor of the blood vessels.
Hemangiosarcoma
Compartment of the ruminant stomach that is folded to increase water absorption.
Omasum
Recumbent position where the person in a supine position with the head about 30 degrees lower than the feet.
Trendelenburg
Medical term for abnormal increased dorsal/posterior curvature of the spine.
Kyphosis
The type of placentation that has 3 layers in contact with the chorion.
Epitheliochorial
Tumor in the adrenal medulla causing excessive secretion of catecholamines.
Pheochromocytoma