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Life of a Vet Tech

TermDefinition
veterinarian a person qualified to treat diseased or injured animals.
technician a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.
procedure a surgical operation.
neutering castrate or spay (a domestic animal).
matted (especially of hair or fur) tangled into a thick mass.
rabies a contagious and fatal viral disease of dogs and other mammals that causes madness and convulsions, transmissible through the saliva to humans.
parasites an organism that lives off or in another organism, obtaining nourishment and protection while offering no benefit in return.
amputated cut off (a limb), typically by surgical operation.
shorn to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping.
anesthesia insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations.
informational text nonfiction text that is factual.
investigate to look at closely so as to get information and learn the facts
monitor a device used to collect information about the operation or condition of someone or something
attentive paying close attention; observant.
sedation the administering of a sedative drug to produce a state of calm or sleep.
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