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Repro
Terms to know about the Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CRYPTORCHID | testes have not yet descended into the scrotum |
| ORCHIECTOMY | castration |
| SPERMATOGENESIS | the process of sperm production |
| OVARIOHYSTERECTOMY | spay |
| PYOMETRA | pus in the uterus |
| MASTITIS | inflammation of the mammary tissue |
| GESTATION | the female is carrying a young in utero |
| PARTURITION | the state of birthing |
| LACTATION | the state of milking |
| POSTPARTURIENT | postpartum |
| DYSTOCIA | difficulty birthing |
| NEONATAL | newly born |
| MUTAGENIC | anything that alters the DNA to create genetic abnormalities |
| TERATOGENIC | anything that causes physical defects in the developing embryo/fetus |
| PROESTRUS | before estrus |
| METESTRUS | beyond / after estrus |
| ANESTRUS | absence of estrus |
| MONOESTROUS | animals who experience one estrous cycle in a sexual season |
| POLYESTROUS | animals who experience numerous estrous cycles in a sexual season |
| PSEUDOCYESIS | false pregnancy |
| METRITIS | inflammation of the uterus |
| PROSTITIS | inflammation of the prostate |
| ENDOMETRIUM | interior lining of the uterus |
| EPISIOPLASTY | to repair / reform the vulva |
| MASTECTOMY | surgical removal of the breast |
| MEIOSIS | cell division of sex cells |
| OVULATON | the release of an oocyte from the ovary |
| INFUNDIBULUM | funnel-shaped structure designed to "catch" the oocyte on ovulation |
| SCROTUM | a pouch of skin that contains the testes |
| DUCTUS DEFERENS | vessels that transport sperm from the testes to the urethra |
| COPULATION | sexual union between a male and female |
| SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES | tiny channels throughout the testes in which spermatozoa develop |
| EPIDIDYMUS | upon the testes |
| PARTURITION | birthing process |
| COLOSTRUM | the first milk produced by the dam that contains maternal antibodies |