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Laboratory
Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acariasis | Infestation with mites. |
| Arthropod | *Insects Ectoparasite belonging to the phylum Arthropoda |
| Azotemia | Increased blood nitrogen levels |
| Bacilli | Rod shaped bacteria |
| Centesis | Puncturing the body cavity or organ within the hallow needle to draw out fluid |
| Cestode | Cestoda *Tapeworm |
| Cocci | Bacteria cells with a round shape |
| Control Serum | Biologic solution of known value for verification of the accuracy & precision of a test |
| Definitive host | Host that harbors the adult, mature, or sexual stages of a parasite |
| Dermatophyte | A group of cutaneous mycotic organisms Commonly know as RINGWORM Fungi |
| Differential white blood cell count | Procedure to classifying cells to determine the relative percentages of each cell type present in a peripheral blood or bone marrow sample |
| Ectoparasite | A parasite that resides on the surface of its host |
| Electrolyte | Any substance that turns into ions when in a solution |
| ELISA | Immunlogic test |
| Endoparasite | A parasite that resides within a hosts tissues |
| Granulocyte | Any cell with distinct cytoplasmic granules |
| Hemolysis | The rupture of a blood cell |
| Icterus | Abnormal discoloration of the skin, MM or plasma |
| Intermediate host | The host that harbors the larva, immature, or sexual stages of a parasite |
| Lipemia | Fatty material in plasma or serum |
| Microfilaria | Larval offspring of the group of filarial worms in the phylum Nematoda. *Heartworm |
| Mycology | Study of fungi |
| Myiasis | Infestation with larvae (maggots) of dipterans |
| Oocyst | The resistant spore phase of some parasitic protozoans |
| Packed Cell Volume | Ratio of blood cells to total plasma volume |
| Pediculosis | Infestation with lice |
| Polychromasia | A variable staining pattern |
| Precision | The magnitude of random errors and reproductibility of measurement |
| Preprandial samples | Before fasting for a test |
| Refractometer | Instrument used to measure the refractive index of a solution |
| Specific gravity | Ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance |
| Thrombocyte | Platelet |
| Tremotode | Organism int he phylum Trematoda, referred to as the fluke |
| Urolithiasis | The presence of calculi ( stones) in the urinary tract |
| Warble | Common name fro the larvae of some species of flies |
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