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Wildlife Terms
Term | Definition |
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Acute | Intense condition of short duration |
Acidosis | Accumulation of acid, lethal |
Agonist | Drug which initiates action |
Alpha 2 Receptors | receptors in the brain which sedatives act on to cause depression |
Analgesia | loss of sensitivity to pain |
Anaesthetising drug | chemical which causes loss of sedation |
Antagonist | drug which reverses the action of a drug |
apnea | absence of spontaneous breathing |
arrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
aspiration | taking fluid or foreign material into the air way |
ataxia | failure of muscle coordination |
Bradycardia | excessively slow heartrate |
capture myopathy | muscle damage resulting from anaerobic muscle |
catatonia/cataleptic | seizure; position of the animal characterised by rigidity and stiffness |
Dorsal | towards the back |
hyperesthesia | excessive sensitivity to touch |
hypertension | elevated blood pressure |
hypoxia | reduced oxygen in tissue |
Induction | time for drug to take effect |
Lateral | side of the body |
Medial | midline of the body |
narcotic | federally regulated drug that causes addiction |
Palpebral reflex | involuntary reflex around the eye used to determine level of sedation |
Paralysis | loss of voluntary motion |
sedation | depression of the central nervous system |
subcutaneous | beneath the skin |
synergistic | joint action of two drugs where the combined effect is greater than the sum of there individual effects. |
Tachycardia | rapid heartrate |
Therapeutic index | distance between effective and lethal dose |
tranquillising drug | a drug that induces a state of mental calming |
ventral | situated towards or on the belly surface |
Sedatives | Tranquilizer; used to calm |
Immobilize | drug used to capture |
Analgesia | drug used to cause loss of pain |
Anesthesia | drugs that cause loss of consciousness |