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Faeces

Solid waste produced from the rectum

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False negative test result

The result of a diagnostic test is negative; but the animal actually does have the condition tested for. 

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False positive test result

The result of a diagnostic test is positive; but the animal actually does not have the condition tested for. 

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FDA

Food and Drug Administration. The federal agency which approves drugs and medications for use in animals and people.

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Feces

Body wastes excreted through the anus from the large intestine; also called stool.

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Feline

Pertaining to cats.

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Fetal

Pertaining to an unborn animal, or fetus.

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Fetus

The developing young in the uterus before birth.

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Fibrosis

Replacing normal body tissues with scar tissue

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Fine needle aspirate

Suction is applied to a hollow needle which has been inserted into tissue and a core of the tissue is withdrawn to culture and/or examine microscopically.

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First generation

First generation: A description of medications developed from an earlier form of the medication. First generation medications were developed from the original form of the drug; second generation medic...

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Flatulence

Increased stomach or intestinal gas.

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Flea dip

A solution made to kill fleas, applied to an animal and not rinsed off, to allow it to have residual action.

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Fluoroscopy

An x-ray procedure in which x-rays are transmitted through the body onto a fluorescent screen; beneficial in that movement of joints or organ systems can be observed (e.g., the movement of material th...

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FLUTD

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

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Flystrike

  When blowfly lay larvae on damaged skin which hatch into maggots and cause tissue damage, often extensive

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Follicle

The group of cells in the skin in which a hair or feather develops.

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Foreign body

Any abnormal substance within the body. Examples include wood slivers, ingested cloth or balls, glass in the feet, etc.

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Fracture

A break in the bone; generally caused by trauma, twisting, or weakened bone structure due to disease.

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frank blood

Frank blood is used to describe the obvious, visible presence of blood. Examples include fresh blood in vomit, urine, or feces, or blood that is found on the examiners hand upon examining an internal ...

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Free radical

Atom which carries an unpaired electron; free radicals can potentially injure cells and may be responsible for numerous age-related diseases.

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Fungicide

A drug that kills fungi.

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FUS

Feline urological syndrome; a condition in cats characterized by blood in the urine, urination outside of the litter box, and straining to urinate. The name for this condition is now called feline low...

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Facet

A flat articular surface.

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Fissure

A narrow cleft in a bone

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Fontanel

Unossified region between skull bone

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Foramen

A perforation for the transmission of vessels, nerves etc.

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Fossa

A concavity or depression, literally a ditch

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Fovea

An articular surface in the form of a very small pit/depression

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