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The 2nd Edition of this successful and highly regarded veterinary dictionary provides a complete professional vocabulary. Now features American English spellings! This edition includes 10,000 more entries and five additional tables in the appendices of useful laboratory and clinical information. Also features expanded coverage of molecular biology, genetics, immunology, histology and embryology! Now includes American English as well as UK English.

Consultants

vii

Preface

ix

Notes on the Use of this Dictionary

xi

Main entries

xi

Sub-entries

xii

Cross-referencing

xiii

Alternative forms

xiv

Adjectival forms

xiv

Irregular plurals

xiv

Translations

xiv

Abbreviations used in this dictionary

xiv

Tables

xiv

Drug names

xiv

The Dictionary

1

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Appendix

1245

Laboratory services

1247

1 Biochemistry

1248

2 Haematology

1251

3 The International System of Units: SI units

1254

4 Weights and measures

1255

5 Temperature equivalents: Celsius/Fahrenheit

1259

6 Chemical elements

1260

7 Blood groups of domestic animals

1263

8 Viruses

1264

Anatomy

1271

9 Arteries

1272

10 Bones

1294

11 Joints

1303

12 Ligaments

1308

13 Muscles

1314

14 Nerves

1342

15 Veins

1360

Clinical

1369

16 Causes of mastitis

1370

17 Estrous cycles in animals

1371

18 Body temperature equivalents

1372

19 Eruption of teeth in domestic animals

1373

20 Collective nouns, gender groups

1374

21 Conversion table of weight to body surface area for dogs

1375

22 Important venomous snakes

1376

23 Aquaculture: major finfish, molluscs and crustanceans used in aquaria, consumption and sport

1378

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Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary

Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary

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