Vet Vocabulary Your Dog's Health
Mandible: The lower jaw bone.
Maxilla: The upper jaw bone.
Metabolic: Having to do with an animal's metabolism, which is the sum of all the chemical and physical processes in the body used to make and utilize energy.
Metacarpal Bones: Similar to a person's palm, these are the bones between the wrist and the toes.
Murmur: An abnormal heart sound that is caused by blood flowing in the wrong direction.
Metatarsal Bones: These are the bones between the ankle joint and the toes.
Nonresponive Pupil: Normally, the pupil should constrict when you shine a light on it, and dilate in the dark. When the pupil does not respond, this indicates damage to the eye, and possible loss of vision.
Olecranon: Part of the ulna which forms the "point" of the the elbow.
Optic Nerve: A nerve that carries impulses from the retina to the brain to form an image.
Oxygen: A gas that is used by cells in the body for the process of metabolism. The lungs serve to add oxygen to the blood through respiration.
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