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Colon

Part of the large intestine.... ↪ Read more

Colloids

Colloidal solutions contain large particles, particles in excess of 50, 000 molecular weight units. These particles may be proteins or complex sugars.... ↪ Read more

Colloidal solutions

Colloidal solutions are solutions that contain large particles. These large particles are either proteins or complex sugars, such as dextrans or hetastarches. Colloidal solutions because they are physically large molecules, will stay in the bloodstream and hold water in the bloodstream by their... ↪ Read more

Colloid

Microscopic particles suspended in a solution. The particles in a colloidal solution are large in molecular weight and can pull fluid into the intravascular space. Because the particles are large they stay in the vascular space longer than crystalloids and therefore exert their effect for a longer... ↪ Read more

Collagenases

Enzymes secreted by certain bacteria that break down collagen and inhibit wound healing.... ↪ Read more

Colisepticemic E. coli

E. coli that spreads from the gut through the calf?s body and causes abscessed in the brain, eyes, kidneys, and joints. This occurs when the newborn calf ingests it in manure, mud, or other material before or along with getting colostrum.... ↪ Read more

Colic

Abdominal pain not necessarily associated with the digestive system; any painful abdominal stucture can cause colic. Intense abdominal pain.... ↪ Read more

Cold nursery

A nursery where piglets older than four weeks old are kept and the ambient temperature is around 65F.... ↪ Read more

Cold hemagglutination disease Abrev CHD

A form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in which there is formation of cold acting anti-erythrocyte antibodies (IgM)resulting in agglutination of red cells in areas exposed to cold surface temperatures such as the extremities, ear margins and nose.... ↪ Read more

Cognitive-evaluative dimension of pain

This relates to prior experience, level of anxiety, and conditioned responses that arise from the cerebral cortex and their influence on response to pain.... ↪ Read more