anal
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referring to the anus
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anus
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opening at the end of the rectum
leading outside the body, where the faeces are passed
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conjunctiva
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membrane which covers the front of the
eyeball and the inner side of the eyelids
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conjunctivitis
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inflammation of the membrane which covers
the front of the eyeball and the inner side of the eyelids
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constipation
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when faeces can't pass often enough.
Constipation may be caused by wrong diet, lack of exercise or by serious
diseases of the intestine.
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cornea(l)
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transparent part of the front of the
eyeball; corneal means referring to the cornea
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coronavirus
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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
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defaecation
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to have stool, to pass faeces
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dehydration
dehydrated
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loss of water.
Very often caused by diarrhoea.
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desiccated
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dried out
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diarrhoea
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when faeces are passed liquid quite frequently
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diarrhoeal
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referring to diarrhoea or
caused by diarrhoea
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eclampsia
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a very serious problem, the patient has convulsions
and cramps, high blodd pressure and may fall into coma, caused by blood
poisoning
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enema
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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
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endometrium
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mucous membrane lining the inside
part of the uterus
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exudate
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fluid which is deposited on the
surface of tissue, mostly as result of a disease
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faecal
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referring to faeces
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faeces
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stools
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FIP
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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.
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granuloma
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nodules in tissues, caused by chronic
bacterial infections
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herpes
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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.
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kerat-
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referring to horny
tissues
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limbus
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the edge of the cornea where it joins the sclera
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mucosa(l)
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mucous membrane in the nose; mucosal
means referring to that membrane
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mucopurulent
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mixture of mucus and pus
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mucus
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slippery liquid secreted by mucous
membranes
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nasal
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referring to the nose
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ocular
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referring to the eyes
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ophtalmic
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referring to the eye
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oropharynx
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part of the pharynx below the soft palate at the
back of the mouth
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pharynx
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contains the channel for both the air
and the food starting at the back of the mouth
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placenta
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tissue which grows inside the uterus
during pregnancy and links the baby to the mother
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pneumonia
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lung infection
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pus
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yellow liquid formed by the body as
reaction to an infection, composed of blood serum, dead tissues, white blood
cells and remains of bacteria
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rectal
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referring to the rectum
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rectum
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last part of the large intestine leading to the
anus
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rhinitis
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inflammation of the mucous membrane in the
nose (cold)
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rhinotracheitis
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inflammation of the nose to the trachea,
inflammation of respiratory tract
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sclera
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hard white outer covering of the eyeball
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sinus
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cavities inside the head behind the
cheekbones, forehead and nose
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sinusitis
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inflammation of the mucous membrane in the
sinuses
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systemic
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referring to the whole body
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trachea
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windpipe, main air passage which leads
to the lungs
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trigeminal nerve
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5th cranial nerve
controls the sensory nerves in the forehead, face, chin and jaw
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vesicular
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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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