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VAT170

Key Terms Chapter 5

TermDefinition
Ad-Libitum Free choice; as much as desired; AKA ad lib.
Body Condition Score Method of subjectively quantifying subcutaneous body fat reserves.
Capsid Protein coat that surrounds the genetic material of viruses.
Concussion A brain injury that is the result of a violent shock or jarring of brain tissue.
Contusion A bruise or injury with no break in the surface of the tissue.
Disinfection The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins.
Essential Amino Acids Cannot be synthesized in the body and therefore must be supplied by the diet.
Etiology The study of causes of disease.
Fibrosis Scarring; the end result of tissue repair.
Granulation Tissue Highly vascularized connective tissue produced after extensive tissue damage.
Laceration A tear of jagged wound.
Necropsy Post mortem examination of an animal body.
Nonessential Amino Acids Building blocks of proteins that are synthesized in the body.
Nosocomial Infection A hospital-acquired infection.
Nutrient Any constituent of food that supports life when ingested.
Pathology The study of disease.
Public Health The sum of all contributions to the complete physical, mental and social well-being of humans through an understanding and application of veterinary medical science.
Pyrogen An agent in the body that increases the body's biologic setting to a higher temperature.
Reservoir A location in which a pathogenic agent is maintained prior to transmission.
Sanitizer Chemical agents that reduce the number of microorganisms to a safe level.
Toxoid Inactivated antigenic toxin molecules that stimulate development of the animal's own antibodies.
Vaccine A biologic product representing a pathogenic organism that stimulates immunity toward the pathogen.
Virus An extremely small nonliving infectious agent.
Vitamins Are substances that living bodies need to develop and function normally.
Wound An injury caused by physical means, with disruption of normal structures.
Zoonoses Any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible between vertebrate animals and humans.
Husbandry The production, housing, feeding and management of animals.
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