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Veterinary health
Of or relating to the medical profession that involves the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness in animals, as well as the preservation of animal welfare.
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allergy
Veterinary health; Veterinary care
Immunological hypersensitivity to certain foreign antigens.
Addison’s disease
Veterinary health; Veterinary care
The pituitary gland produces a hormone that triggers the adrenal gland to produce corticosteroids. If there is a problem with the adrenal gland, or a pituitary tumor, the process ...
von Willebrand’s disease
Veterinary health; Veterinary care
Deficiency of coagulation factor VIII causing prolonged bleeding time. This can be an autosomal dominant trait, but Bernese Mountain Dogs have Type I, which is an autosomal ...
ununited anconeal process, UAP
Veterinary health; Veterinary care
The anconeal process never unites with the ulna, can detach and form a loose body in the joint, called a joint mouse. See elbow dysplasia.
selective IgM deficiency
Veterinary health; Veterinary care
A deficiency in the production of the igm antibody, one of the body’s five classes of immunoglobulins, the proteins produced as antibodies to fight infection and toxins.
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