O Obesity AUTHOR: CHERYL A. HOLLOWAY EDITOR: KATHYRN E. MICHEL BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION A chronic relapsing disorder associated with excessive accumulation of body fat, resulting in an increase in body…
A 5-Fluorouracil Toxicosis AUTHOR: SHARON. WELCH EDITOR: SAFDAR. KHAN BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Adverse effects caused by exposure to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a pyrimidine analog-type antineoplastic antimetabolite drug used for palliative management…
U Ulcerativea and Erosive Skin Disorders AUTHOR: FRÉDÉRIC. SAUVÉ EDITOR: MANON. PARADIS BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION A cutaneous erosion is a shallow epidermal defect that does not penetrate the basal membrane….
D Dacryocystitis AUTHOR: STEVEN R. HOLLINGSWORTH EDITOR: CHERYL L. CULLEN BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Although dacryocystitis is technically inflammation of the lacrimal sac, the term is commonly used for describing inflammation…
N Narcolepsy AUTHOR: KERRY SMITH. BAILEY EDITOR: CURTIS W. DEWEY BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION • A syndrome in which abnormalities in the sleep/wake cycle are manifested as excessive sleepiness and cataplexy….
I Icterus AUTHOR: MAUREEN. CARROLL EDITOR ETIENNE. CÔTÉ BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes SYNONYM Jaundice EPIDEMIOLOGY SPECIES, AGE, SEX Dependent on underlying cause (i.e.,…
V Vacuolar Hepatopathy BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Benign, reversible hepatic lesion of glycogen accumulation that occurs commonly in dogs in response to excess glucocorticoids and/or as a reactive change secondary to…
F Facial Muscle Wasting AUTHOR: JOHAN P. SCHOEMAN EDITOR: ETIENNE. CÔTÉ BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Atrophy of the muscles of mastication, mainly the temporal and masseter muscles SYNONYM Masticatory muscle atrophy…
H Halitosis AUTHOR: JAMIE G. ANDERSON EDITOR: ALEXANDER M. REITER BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION An offensive odor emanating from the oral cavity, which may arise from intraoral or extraoral causes SYNONYMS…
P Pain AUTHOR: LEIGH A. LAMONT EDITOR: ETIENNE. CÔTÉ BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage EPIDEMIOLOGY SPECIES, AGE, SEX: Animals…
