 | Term | Definition |
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PALMAR |
CAUDAL SURFACE OF FRONT PAW |
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PLANTAR |
CAUDAL SURFACE OF REAR PAW |
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MIDSAGITTAL PLANE |
DIVIDES THE BODY INTO EQUAL LEFT AND RIGHT HALVES |
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SAGITTAL PLANE |
DIVIDES THE BODY INTO UNEQUAL LEFT AND RIGHT PARTS |
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DORSAL PLANE |
DIVIDES THE BODY INTO DORSAL AND VENTRAL PARTS |
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TRANSVERSE PLANE |
DIVIDES THE BODY INTO CRANIAL AND CAUDAL PARTS |
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ETIOLOGY |
STUDY OF DISEASE |
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HISTOLOGY |
STUDY OF STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION, AND FUNCTION OF TISSUES |
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RECUMBENT |
LAYING DOWN |
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DORSAL RECUMBENCY |
LAYING ON THE BACK |
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VENTRAL OR STERNAL RECUMBENCY |
LAYING ON THE BELLY |
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LEFT LATERAL RECUMBENCY |
LAYING ON THE LEFT SIDE |
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RIGHT LATERAL RECUMBENCY |
LAYING ON THE RIGHT SIDE |
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ADDUCTION |
MOVEMENT TOWARD THE MIDLINE |
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ABDUCTION |
MOVEMENT AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE |
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ADIPOSE |
FATTY TISSUE |
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-PLASIA |
FORMATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND GROWTH OF TISSUE AND CELL NUMBERS |
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APLASIA |
LACK OF DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGAN , TISSUE, OR CELL |
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HYPOPLASIA |
INCOMPLETE OR LESS THAN NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGAN OR TISSUE |
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HYPERPLASIA |
ABNORMAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NORMAL CELLS |
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DYSPLASIA |
ABNORMAL GROWTH OR DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGAN OR TISSUE |
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ANAPLASIA |
CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE OF CELLS |
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EXOCRINE GLANDS |
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ARE SECRETED INTO DUCTS THAT LEAD OUT OF BODY OR TO ANOTHER ORGAN (SWEAT GLANDS) |
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ENDOCRINE GLANDS |
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ARE SECRETED DIRECTLY INTO BLOODSTREAM (THYROID, PITUITARY GLAND) |
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ORGAN |
PART OF BODY THAT PERFORMS A SPECIAL FUNCTION |
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SKELETAL SYSTEM |
BONES (OSTE/O), JOINTS (ARTHR/O), CARTILAGE (CHONDR/O) |
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MUSCULAR SYSTEM |
MUSCLES (MY/O), FASCIA (FASC/I), TENDONS (TEN/O, TEND/O) |
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM |
HEART (CARDI/O), ARTERIES (ARTERI/O), VEINS (VEN/O), BLOOD (HEM/O, HEMAT/O) |
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM |
NOSE (RHIN/O), PHARNYX (PHARYNG/O), TRACHEA (TRACHE/O), LARYNX (LARYNG/O), LUNGS (PNEUM/O) |
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |
MOUTH (OR/O), ESOPHAGUS (ESOPHAG/O), STOMACH (GASTR/O), SMALL INTESTINE (ENTER/O), LG INTESTINE (COL/O), LIVER (HEPAT/O), PANCREAS (PANCREAT/O) |
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URINARY SYSTEM |
KIDNEYS (NEPHR/O), UTERES (UTERER/O), URINARY BLADDER (CYST/O), URETHRA (URETHR/O) |
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NERVOUS SYSTEM |
NERVES (NEUR/O), BRAIN (ENCEPHAL/O), SPINAL CORD (MYEL/O), EYES (OPHTHALM/O), EARS (OT/O) |
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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM |
TESTES (ORCH/O, TESTICUL/O), OVARIES (OVARI/O), UTERUS (HYSTER/O) |
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GENETIC DISORDER |
DISEASE OR CONDITION CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GENES AND IS INHERITED |
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CONGENITAL DISORDER |
DEFECT PRESENT AT BIRTH |
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ANOMALY |
DEVIATION FROM WHAT IS REGARDED AS NORMAL |
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ROSTRAL |
NOSE END OF THE HEAD |
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CEPHALIC |
PERTAINING TO THE HEAD |
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PHYSIOLOGY |
STUDY OF BODY FUNCTION |
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ANATOMY |
STUDY OF BODY STRUCTURE |
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