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Veterinary Medical Terminology Unit 5
Veterinary Medical Terminology Unit 5 (Bel-Rea)
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Veterinary Medicine
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07/28/2012

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Term
Canine
Definition
Dog
Term
Dog/stud
Definition
intact male dog
Term
Bitch
Definition
intact female dog
Term
Whelp
Definition
young dog
Term
Whelping
Definition
giving birth to pups
Term
Pack
Definition
group of dogs
Term
Litter
Definition
multiple offspring born during same labor
Term
Feline
Definition
cat
Term
Tom
Definition
intact male cat
Term
Queen
Definition
intact female cat
Term
Kitten
Definition
young cat
Term
Queening
Definition
giving birth to kittens
Term
Lagomorph
Definition
rabbit
Term
Buck
Definition
intact male rabbit
Term
Doe
Definition
inact female rabbit
Term
Lapin
Definition
neutered male rabbit
Term
Kit
Definition
young rabbit
Term
Kindling
Definition
giving birth to rabbits
Term
Herd
Definition
group of rabbits
Term
Hob
Definition
intact male ferret
Term
Jill
Definition
intact female ferret
Term
Gib
Definition
neutered male ferret
Term
Sprite
Definition
spayed female ferret
Term
Kit
Definition
young ferret
Term
Kindling
Definition
giving birth to ferrets
Term
Cavy
Definition
guinea pig
Term
Boar
Definition
intact male guinea pig
Term
Sow
Definition
intact female guinea pig
Term
Pup
Definition
young guinea pig
Term
Murine
Definition
mouse or rat
Term
Sire
Definition
intact male mouse or rat
Term
Dam
Definition
intact female mouse or rat
Term
Pup
Definition
young mouse or rat
Term
Psittacine
Definition
parrot including other birds with bills for cracking seeds
Term
Cock
Definition
intact male parrot
Term
Hen
Definition
intact female parrot
Term
Chick
Definition
young parrot
Term
Flock
Definition
group of parrots also called a flock
Term
Turkey
Definition
one knid of poultry
Term
Tom
Definition
intact male turkey
Term
Hen
Definition
intact female turkey
Term
Poult
Definition
young turkey
Term
Flock
Definition
group of turkeys
Term
Clutch
Definition
group of eggs
Term
Chicken
Definition
one kind of poultry
Term
Rooster
Definition
sexually mature male chicken, also called a cock
Term
Hen
Definition
intact female chicken
Term
Capon
Definition
young castrated male chicken or domestic fowl
Term
Cockerel
Definition
immature male chicken
Term
Pullet
Definition
immature female chicken
Term
Poult
Definition
young chicken
Term
Chick
Definition
very young chicken
Term
Flock
Definition
group of chickens
Term
Goose
Definition
one kind of anserine
Term
Gander
Definition
intact male goose
Term
Goose
Definition
intcat female goose
Term
Gosling
Definition
young goose
Term
Gaggle
Definition
group of geese
Term
Duck
Definition
one type of asterine
Term
Drake
Definition
intact male duck
Term
Duck
Definition
intact female duck
Term
Duckling
Definition
young duck
Term
Flock
Definition
group of ducks
Term
Ratite
Definition
large flightless bird
Term
Rooster
Definition
intact male ratite
Term
Hen
Definition
intact female ratite
Term
Hatchling
Definition
ostrich up to 2 days old
Term
Chick
Definition
young ratite (usually less than 6 months old)
Term
Yearling
Definition
ostrich from 6 months to 12 months of age; rhea from 6 months to 18 months of age
Term
Flock
Definition
group of ratites
Term
Porcine
Definition
pig or swine
Term
Boar
Definition
intact male pig
Term
Sow
Definition
intact female pig
Term
Barrow
Definition
male pig castrated when young
Term
Stag
Definition
male pig castrated after maturity
Term
Gilt
Definition
young female pig that has not farrowed
Term
Pig or Piglet
Definition
young pig
Term
Farrowing
Definition
giving birth to pigs
Term
Herd
Definition
group of pigs
Term
Equine
Definition
horse, pony, donkey, mule
Term
Stallion
Definition
intact male equine, 4 years old
Term
Colt
Definition
intact male equine, 4 years old
Term
Mare
Definition
intact female equine, 4 years old
Term
Filly
Definition
intact female equine, 4 years old
Term
Gelding
Definition
castrated male equine
Term
Ridgeling or Rig
Definition
cryporchid equine (one or both testicles have not descended from the abdonmen)
Term
Foal
Definition
young equine of either sex
Term
Weanling
Definition
young equine, 1 year old
Term
Yearling
Definition
young equine between 1 and 2 years old
Term
Foaling
Definition
giving birth to equine
Term
Herd
Definition
group of equine
Term
Band
Definition
group of horses consisting of one mature stallion, his breeding mares, and the immature male and female offspring of his mares
Term
Brood mare
Definition
breeding female equine
Term
Maiden mare
Definition
female equine never bred
Term
Barren mare
Definition
intact female horse that was not bred or did not conceive the previous season
Term
Wet mare
Definition
intact female horse that has foaled during the current breeding season
Term
Agalactic mare
Definition
intact female horse not producing milk
Term
Pony
Definition
equine between 8.2 and 14.2 hands when mature (not a young horse)
Term
Donkey
Definition
ass, burro
Term
Jack or Jack ass
Definition
intact male donkey
Term
Jenny
Definition
intact female donkey
Term
Ovine
Definition
sheep
Term
Ram
Definition
intact male sheep
Term
Ewe
Definition
intact female sheep
Term
Wether
Definition
castrated male sheep
Term
Lamb
Definition
young sheep
Term
Hothouse Lamb
Definition
young sheep less than 3 months of age
Term
Spring Lamb
Definition
young sheep 3-7 months of age
Term
Yearling
Definition
sheep 1-2 years of age (used when marketing sheep)
Term
Lambing
Definition
giving birth to sheep
Term
Flock
Definition
group of sheep
Term
Caprine
Definition
goat
Term
Buck
Definition
intact male goat
Term
Doe
Definition
itact female goat
Term
Wether
Definition
castrated male goat
Term
Kid
Definition
young goat
Term
Kidding
Definition
giving birth to goats
Term
Freshening
Definition
giving birth to dairy animals, also called freshen
Term
Herd
Definition
group of goats
Term
Camelid
Definition
llama, alpaca, guanaco, vicuna
Term
Bull
Definition
intact male llama (also called a stallion)
Term
Cow
Definition
intact female llama
Term
Gelding
Definition
castrated male llama
Term
Cria
Definition
young llama
Term
Bovine
Definition
cattle
Term
Bull
Definition
intact male bovine
Term
Jumper Bull
Definition
intact male bovine that has just reached maturity and is used for breeding
Term
Cow
Definition
intact female bovine that has given birth
Term
Steer
Definition
male bovine castrated when young
Term
Stag
Definition
male bovine castrated after maturity
Term
Heifer
Definition
young female bovine that has not given birth
Term
Calf
Definition
young bovine
Term
Calving
Definition
giving birth to cattle
Term
Freshening
Definition
giving birth to dairy animals; also called freshen
Term
Herd
Definition
group of cattle
Term
Springing Heifer
Definition
young female pregnant with her first calf
Term
Freemartin
Definition
sexually imperfect, usually sterile female calf born as a twin with a male calf
Term
Gomer Bull
Definition
bull used to detect female bovines in heat; bull may have penis surgically deviated to the side, may be treated with androgens, or may be vasectomized so as not to impregnate female
Term
Cervidae
Definition
deer, elk, moose, caribou
Term
Buck
Definition
intact male deer
Term
Bull
Definition
intact male elk, moose, caribou
Term
Doe
Definition
intact female deer
Term
Cow
Definition
intact female elk, moose, caribou
Term
Fawn
Definition
Young deer
Term
Heifer
Definition
young female elk, moose, caribou
Term
Herd
Definition
group of cervidae
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