Word List #3

Failure to relax of the smooth muscle fibers of the GIT at any junction of one part with another

Removal of the anal sacs

Compression of the heart due to collection of fluid or blood in the pericardial sac

Surgical repair of a lip defect

Surgical excision of the gallbladder

Incision of the biliary tract for removal of gallstones

Surgical fixation or suspension of the colon, usually to the dorsolateral abdominal wall to prevent reoccuring rectal prolapse.

A circumscribed pouch or sac occuring normally or created by herniation of the lining mucous membrane through a defect in the muscular coat of a tubular organ.

Difficulty walking, especially that due to a nervous lesion

Difficult or painful evacuation of feces from the rectum

Fluid-filled, painless, subcutaneous swelling over the point of the elbow involving the formation of a false bursa.

Reconstructive repair of the vulva

Incision of the vulvar orifice to expose the vulva and vagina

Surgical incision of the esophagus.

Loss of stability of the chest wall due to multiple rib fractures or detachment of the sternum to the ribs as a result of a severe crushing chest injury

The persistent sequential occurance of focal supportive inflammation of the skin and sucutaneous tissues, enclosing a central slough or core over a period of weeks and months.

Surgical fixation of the stomach, most commonly to the abdominal wall as means of preventing reoccurence of GDV

Surgical excision of part or all the tongue

Removal of the vertebral lamina on one side only

Surgical excision of the pituitary gland

Developmental anomaly in the male in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or on the perineum.

Tumor of the beta cells of the Islets of Langerhans ; although usually benign, it is one of the chief causes of hypoglycemia

Surgical incision of the sclera and the edge of the iris in glaucoma

Obstruction or closure of the larynx

Idiopathic necrosis and lysis of the femoral head; occurs in young, small breed dogs

Acute or chronic aggregation of lymph fluid in local tissues caused by obstruction to flow in lymphatic vessels or through lymph nodes

The surgical incision of the mandible

Surgical removal of mammary gland tissue

Surgical removal ot the maxilla

Incision of the tympanic membrane

Surgical removal of a kidney

Surgical excision of the ovaries and uterus

Abnormal, tube-like passage between the nose and mouth cavities; occurs most commonly in dogs with advanced periodontal disease of the maxillary canine tooth.

Inflammation of the bone and cartilage resulting in the splitting off of a piece of articular cartilage due to a fissure formation in an area of dysplastic subarticular cartilage so that it forms a flap or separates completely and falls into the joint space (joint mice)

Inflammation of bone, localized or generalized, due to a pyogenic infection.  It may result in bone destruction, in stiffening of joints if the infection spreads to the joints, and, in extreme cases occuring before the growth period, in the shortening of limbs if the growth center is destroyed

Inflammation of every part of a bone; a self-limiting disease of young, large breed dogs especially GSD, characterized clinically by shifting leg lameness

Inability to retract the penix because of swollen state, or because of constriction of the preputial opening

Defect in the pelvic diaphragm that permits deviation of the rectum and protrusion of pelvic fat and abdominal contents, particularly the prostate and urinary bladder

Creation of a permanant opening for the urethra in the perineum

A thin ventral sheet of preputial skin and connective tissue forming a fold under the penis and connecting its ventral raphe with the preputial mucosa

Surgical fixation of the penis, e.g. as performed to create a teaser bull, or to correct a cronically prolapsed penis in the horse

Constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so that it cannot be drawn back over the glans

Persistent abnormal erection of the penis, accomanied by pain and tenderness

Forward displacement or bulging, especially the eye

Incision of the renal pelvis to remove calculi

Cystic enlargement beneath the tongue due to obstruction and dilatation of the sublingual or submaxillary gland

Discharge or escape of saliva into the subcutaneous tissue following an injury to a salivary gland or duct

Surgical removal of the sac containing the testicles

Brown or rust colored deposits of iron and calcium that may be found on the splenic surface

Nostrils marked by abnormal narrowing or constriction

Abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage

Suture of a portion of or the entire upper and lower eyelids for the purpose of shortening or closing the palpebral fissure

Congenital defect of the heart that combines four structural anomalies: pulmonary stenosis, VSD, desplacement of the aorta to the righ, and right ventricular hypertrophy

Surgical reconstruction of a nipple or teat

Surgical incision into the chest wall; may be intercostals, by rib resection or trans-sternal

Surgical removal of the thyroid gland

Creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck, with insertion of an indwelling tube to facilitate passage of air or evacuation of secretions

Triangular area

Removal of cecum

Incision of a ureter to remove calculus