1. Medical Terminology- 3.02 B
General Terminology

2. Antisepsis - the process of applying a preparation to the surface of living tissue to prevent infections and inhibit growth of microorganisms.

3. Biopsy - removal of a tissue sample for microscopic diagnosis and examination.

4. Catheterization - the insertion of a sterile plastic tube into the urethra to remove urine.

5. Contact transmission - method of disease transmission that includes direct contact, indirect contact and droplet contact.

6. Endogenous - the source of microorganisms necessary to cause infection originate from within the body of an animal.

7. Exogenous - the source of microorganism necessary to cause infection is environmental.

8. Incubation - period of time between the animal contact with an infection and the appearance of disease symptoms.

9. Infectious disease - diseases capable of being spread from one animal to another

11. Pocket pets - a term used to describe small pets once only thought of as laboratory animals. such as gerbils , hamsters, guinea pigs, mice and rats.

12. Preventative health care programs - programs designed by the veterinarian to help prevent disease and health problems in individual animals or herds of animals.

13. Quarantine - the isolation of an animal or animals suspected to have been exposed to an infectious disease for the infection duration incubation period.

14. Spaying - the removal of female reproductive organs.

15. Zoonoses – diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans