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Coagulation

The process of clotting.... ↪ Read more

CNS

Central nervous system. Includes the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves leading from them.... ↪ Read more

Clotting factors

Protein components in the blood which help it to clot. Clotting is a complex mechanism. In addition to platelets, clot formation is the result of a long chain of chemical reactions carried out by individual molecules called 'clotting factors'. Each factor is numbered such that factor I leads to a... ↪ Read more

Class I, II, III, IV medications

Drugs are classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice depending upon such criteria as the potential for human abuse.... ↪ Read more

Chondroprotective nutraceutical

A nutritional supplement that protects cartilage.... ↪ Read more

Chronic superficial keratitis

A chronic condition of the eye in which blood vessels grow across the cornea (the clear surface of the eye). The cornea looks hazy and sometimes reddened; it may eventually take on a dark pigment. This condition is also called pannus.... ↪ Read more

Chronic

Of a long duration: a chronic illness persists for weeks, months, or even for the life of animal. See also acute. Exposure to the poison occurs over a period of weeks, months, or years; onset of signs may be sudden and dramatic, or can be insidious like a slow loss in body condition or reduced... ↪ Read more

Chelation

Binding of a substance to a metal.... ↪ Read more

Cell-mediated immunity

The immunity that is the result of either special lymphocytes directly killing the foreign invader, or lymphocytes (T cells) releasing special chemicals which activate macrophages to kill the invader. Compare with 'humoral immunity'.... ↪ Read more

Cecum

A blind sac that opens into the colon of many animals.... ↪ Read more

Cataract

A cloudiness of the lens of the eye, reducing vision and giving the eye a pearly appearance. Any opacity of the lens from a dot to complete lens opacification. Abnormal cloudiness of the lens of the eye.... ↪ Read more

Carrier

Animal which harbors an infectious organism, such as a virus, bacteria or parasite. The animal does not appear ill but can still transmit the organism to other animals by direct contact or releasing the organisms (bacteria, protozoa, viruses) into the environment in the stool, urine, respiratory... ↪ Read more