| Alopecia | Absence of hair where it normally grows |
| Arrhythmia; Dysrrhythmia | Abnormal heart rhythm |
| Ataxia | Lack of coordination |
| Bounding | Pulse- strong and forceful pulse |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart rate |
| Cataracts | Cloudy of the lens leading to decreased vision |
| Conjunctiva | Thin delicate mucous membrane lining the eyelid |
| Cryptorchid | Condition of one or both testicles is undescended |
| Cyanotic | Blue or purple coloration of the skin or MM |
| Dyspnea | Difficult or labored breathing |
| Erythemic | Wide spread redness of the skin |
| Etiology | Study of the cause of disease |
| Febrile; Hyperthermia; Pyrexic | Having Fever |
| Flehman response | The nostrils dilate and upper lip curls |
| Gingiva | Gums |
| Glucosuria | Glucose in the urine |
| Halitosis | Bad breath |
| Hemmothorax | Blood in the thorax/ pleural chest cavity space |
| Hyperemic | Redness, increase in blood flow to an area |
| Hypertension | Increase in blood pressure |
| Hypotension | Decrease in blood preassure |
| Hyperthyroidism | Excessive hormone secretion from the thyroid gland |
| Hypothyroidism | Deficient hormone secretion from the thyroid gland |
| Hypothermia | Decrease in body temperature |
| Hypoxia | Decrease oxygen to tissue |
| Icterus | Yellow coloration of PLASMA |
| Jaundice | Yellow coloration of the skin & MM |
| Murmur | Extra heart sound |
| Nares | Two openings of the Nose; Nostrils |
| Nictitating Membrane | Third eyelid |
| Nystagmus | Rhythmic, rapid, back and forth movement of the eyes |
| Petechiation; Petechia | Small, pinpoint hemorrhages |
| Piloerection | Condition in which the hair stands up |
| Pinna | Flap of the ear |
| Pleural Effusion | Escape of fluid into the pleural cavity |
| Pneumothorax | Air in the pleural cavity |
| Polydipsic | Abnormally great thirst |
| Polyuric | Increase in the volume of quantity being excreted of urine |
| Pruritis | Itching |
| Pyometra | Pus in the uterus |
| Signalment | Age, Sex, breed |
| Stridor | Strained shrill heard during inspiration due to an airway abstruction |
| Tachycardia | Fast heart rate |
| Tachypnea | Increase respiratory rate |
| Tapetum Lucidum | Iridescent layer of epithelium in the eye |
| Thoracocentesis | Surgical puncture and drainage of thoracic Cavity |
| Thready pulse | Weak Pulse |
| Tympanic Membrane | Eardrums |
| Vasoconstriction | Narrowing of a vessel |
| Vasodilation | Expension of a vessel |
| Miosis | Contraction of pupil |
| Mydriasis | Dilation of pupil |
