New Veterinarian Glossary
New Veterinarian Glossary
20 Veterinary Medicine terms
Hi, my name is Bruna Dutrieve, and I am eighteen years old. I have been studying Natural Sciences for 2 years at Lionel-Groulx College. I want to be a veterinarian later so to understand all technical terms used in veterinarian medicine I made this glossary to start learning vocabulary. In this glossary, you will find definitions and images to increase your veterinarian vocabulary.
- amphibian
- noun
- Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial, breathing by lungs and through the moist, glandular skin.
Source : https://www.dictionary.com/browse/amphibian
- fr: amphibien
- anesthesia
- noun
- Insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations.
Source : https://www.google.com/search?q=define+anesthesia
- fr: anesthésie
- animal
- noun
- Any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animal like nutritional modes.
Source : https://www.dictionary.com/browse/animal
- fr: animal
- birthing
- noun
- An act or instance of giving birth, especially by natural childbirth.
Source : https://www.dictionary.com/browse/birthing
- fr: accouchement
- diagnosis
- noun
- The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
Source : https://www.google.com/search?q=define+diagnosis
- fr: diagnostic
- disease
- noun
- A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Source : https://www.google.com/search?q=define+disease
- fr: maladie
- emergency
- noun
- A sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
Source : https://www.dictionary.com/browse/emergency
- fr: urgence
- euthanasia
- noun
- The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. The practice is illegal in most countries.
Source : https://www.google.com/search?q=define+euthanasia
- fr: euthanasie
- healthcare
- noun
- The organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community.
Source : https://www.google.com/search?q=define+healthcare
- fr: soins de santé
- hospital
- noun
- An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
Source : https://www.google.com/search?q=define+hospital
- fr: hôpital
- injury
- noun
- Injury, also known as physical trauma, is damage to the body caused by external force. This may be caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and other causes.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injury
- fr: blessure
- patient
- noun
- A person who is under medical care or treatment.
Source : https://www.dictionary.com/browse/patient
- fr: patient
- radiography
- noun
- Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiography
- fr: radiographie
- reptile
- noun
- Any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
Source : https://www.dictionary.com/browse/reptile
- fr: reptile
- stethoscope
- noun
- The stethoscope is an acoustic medical device for auscultation, or listening to internal sounds of an animal or human body. It typically has a small disc-shaped resonator that is placed against the skin, and one or two tubes connected to two earpieces. A stethoscope can be used to listen to the sounds made by the heart, lungs or intestines, as well as blood flow in arteries and veins. In combination with a manual sphygmomanometer, it is commonly used when measuring blood pressure.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stethoscope
- fr: stéthoscope
- surgery
- noun
- the branch of medical practice that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues, often involving cutting into the body.
Source : https://www.google.com/search?q=define+surgery
- fr: chirurgie
- trauma
- noun
- Trauma is the name doctors have for a physical injury caused by something outside the body. Depending on what was injured there are different kinds of traumas.
Source : https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trauma
- fr: traumatisme
- treatment
- Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.
Source : https://www.google.com/search?q=define+treatment
- fr: traitement
- vaccination
- noun
- Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine to help the immune system develop protection from a disease. Vaccines contain a microorganism or virus in a weakened, live or killed state, or proteins or toxins from the organism. In stimulating the body's adaptive immunity, they help prevent sickness from an infectious disease.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccination
- fr: vaccination
- zoo
- noun
- Also called zoological garden. a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition.
Source : https://www.dictionary.com/browse/zoo
- fr: zoo