Medical vocabulary




anal

referring to the anus

anus

opening at the end of the rectum leading outside the body, where the faeces are passed

conjunctiva

membrane which covers the front of the eyeball and the inner side of the eyelids

conjunctivitis

inflammation of the membrane which covers the front of the eyeball and the inner side of the eyelids

constipation

when faeces can't pass often enough.
Constipation may be caused by wrong diet, lack of exercise or by serious diseases of the intestine.

cornea(l)

transparent part of the front of the eyeball; corneal means referring to the cornea

coronavirus

causes diarrhoea on cats, dogs, calves, sheep and pigs, causes infectious bronchitis in chickens, hepatitis in mice, respiratory problems in mice, and can mutate to FIP

defaecation

to have stool, to pass faeces

dehydration
dehydrated

loss of water.
Very often caused by diarrhoea.

desiccated

dried out

diarrhoea

when faeces are passed liquid quite frequently

diarrhoeal

referring to diarrhoea or
caused by diarrhoea

eclampsia

a very serious problem, the patient has convulsions and cramps, high blodd pressure and may fall into coma, caused by blood poisoning

enema

liquid substance which is put into the rectum to wash out the colon before an operation , or to force defaecation when constipated, or to introduce barium sulphate to show up the bowles in X-rays

endometrium

mucous membrane lining the inside part of the uterus

exudate

fluid which is deposited on the surface of tissue,  mostly as result of a disease

faecal

referring to faeces

faeces

stools

FIP

Feline Infectious Peritonitis,
a fatal desease of young and sometimes old cats, caused by coronaviruses which leads to death.
In the wet form of FIP the abdomen is distended because of exudate, sometimes also the chest may contain fluid.
In the dry form, which is much more difficult to diagnose, the liver, the kidneys, the eyes and the brain may be involved. The liver may show white spots, and granulomas in the kidneys may be found.

granuloma

nodules in tissues, caused by chronic bacterial infections

herpes

inflammation of the skin or mucous membrane, caused by a virus, small blisters or ulcers are formed.
You'll find that very often when cats are suffering from respiratory problems, they might have ulcers on their inner eyelids, in their mouth on the palate or on the tongue, on and besides the lips, on their anus, etc.

kerat-

referring to horny tissues

limbus

the edge of the cornea where it joins the sclera

mucosa(l)

mucous membrane in the nose; mucosal means referring to that membrane

mucopurulent

mixture of mucus and pus

mucus

slippery liquid secreted by mucous membranes

nasal

referring to the nose

ocular

referring to the eyes

ophtalmic

referring to the eye

oropharynx

part of the pharynx below the soft palate at the back of the mouth

pharynx

contains the channel for both the air and the food starting at the back of the mouth

placenta

tissue which grows inside the uterus during pregnancy and links the baby to the mother

pneumonia

lung infection

pus

yellow liquid formed by the body as reaction to an infection, composed of blood serum, dead tissues, white blood cells and remains of bacteria

rectal

referring to the rectum

rectum

last part of the large intestine leading to the anus

rhinitis

inflammation of the mucous membrane in the nose (cold)

rhinotracheitis

inflammation of the nose to the trachea, inflammation of respiratory tract

sclera

hard white outer covering of the eyeball

sinus

cavities inside the head behind the cheekbones, forehead and nose

sinusitis

inflammation of the mucous membrane in the sinuses

systemic

referring to the whole body

trachea

windpipe, main air passage which leads to the lungs

trigeminal nerve

5th cranial nerve
controls the sensory nerves in the forehead, face, chin and jaw

vesicular

referring to a vesicle (a vesicle is a sac which contains liquid); in connection with the lung a vesicular breathing sound is the breathing sound as the air enters the tiny sacs in the lung

 

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