Non-malignant tissue growing in an unusual location (e.g., an ectopic pregnancy is conception of a normal embryo outside the normal location, which is the uterus). In an abnormal location....
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A parasite that lives on the outside surface or skin of another animal. Ectoparasites include fleas, ticks, lice, and mange mites....
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The image produced by performing an ultrasound examination of the heart....
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Small parasitic insects that live in the ear canal of an animal, and that are able to survive outside the ear for only very short periods of time....
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The membrane that divides the outer ear from the inner ear, where the mechanism of hearing takes place. The membrane prevents infection from reaching the inner ear, as well as vibrating to amplify sounds....
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The tube that connects the external ear with the ear drum....
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Difficult birth. Difficulty giving birth. Maternal or fetal factors may cause dystocia....
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An abnormal tissue development, common in the bones of the canine. Bad (dys) + growth (plasia)....
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Length of time an animal is protected from a disease. Vaccines for some diseases provide long durations of immunity (years), while vaccines for some other diseases only provide immunity that lasts for 6 months....
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An animal that has been housed and fed by man for generations and has little fear of man as a result. Some domestic animals learn to depend on human provision so completely that they have little ability to survive if returned to a natural habitat....
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Agent which increases the secretion of urine, ridding the body of excess fluid....
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A viral disease that caused a severe and often fatal systemic illness in dogs and their close relatives. Distemper is also fatal in animals such as raccoons, and mustelids including skunks, mink and ferrets....
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