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VAT170
Key Terms Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |