Future Program Glossary

Hi, my name is Caroline and I want to show you my glossary about my future program at CLG, which is animal health technology. I want to share lots of terms about this technique because some of them are quite of hard to understand at first and because you’ll go through all of them if you study in this technique.

anesthesia

Noun

insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations.

Example: This practical resource is a concise guide designed to prepare veterinary technicians to administer anesthesia in animals. Source: Google traduction

fr: anesthésie

behaviour

Noun

Animal behaviour, the concept, broadly considered, referring to everything animals do, including movement and other activities and underlying mental processes.

Example: The study of animal behavior begins with understanding how an animal’s physiology and anatomy are integrated with its behavior.

fr: le comportement d’un animal.

birth

Noun

the emergence of an animal from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.

Example: My rabbit gave birth to nine beautiful bunnies.

fr: mise bas

blood test

Noun

Blood tests may be done to look for signs of disease or agents that cause disease, to check for antibodies or tumor markers, or to see how well treatments are working.

Example: blood test will help to understand current renal function in your dog system.

fr: prise de sang

breeding

Noun

Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants.

Example: Selective breeding, the process of selecting and encouraging desirable traits in a subject population, has been used by humankind for hundreds of years.

fr: élevage

catheter

Noun

A flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid.

Example: The surgical drain and the catheter were removed and passed urine normally.

fr: cathéter

customer service

Noun

the assistance that customers receive from a company or its sales staff.

Example: the veterinary hospital where I always take my cat offers a very good customer service.

fr: service à la clientèle

descaling

Noun

A way to remove Tartar.

Example: dogs should have regular scaling to prevent the development of dental plaque.

fr: détartrage

disease

Noun

Animal disease, an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions.

Example: Developing new type of vaccine is critical to control of animal disease.

fr: maladie

grooming

Noun

the practice of brushing and cleaning the coat of a horse, dog, or other animal.

Example: Long-haired dogs need a lot of grooming.

fr: toilettage

mating

Verb

In all animals, sexual reproduction occurs through the meeting of a male individual and a female individual, a meeting known as mating

Example: Many birds mate in the springtime.

fr: accouplement

neutering

Verb

The term "neuter" is used to describe castration in a dog. It is the surgical removal of a male dog's testicles.

Example: A neutered male will be able to have other rabbit friends, without fear of aggression or breeding.

fr: stérilisation

nursing

Noun

nursing is the supportive care of animals receiving treatment within a veterinary practice.

Example: today I nursed the new litter of kittens.

fr: soins aux animaux

nutrition

Noun

Animal nutrition focuses on the dietary nutrient’s needs of animals, primarily those in agriculture and food production, but also in zoos, aquariums, and wildlife management.

Example: He got his start in animal nutrition than made the jump in human nutrition.

fr: nutrition

parasites

Noun

Animal or plant organism that feeds strictly at the expense of a host organism of a different species, either permanently or during a phase of its life cycle.

Example: There are rare parasites who settle in the respiratory system, the heart or on the surface of the eye

fr: parasites

prophylaxis

Noun

Prophylaxis is an important dental treatment for stopping the progression of periodontal disease and gingivitis.

Example: The prophylaxis is important in order to limit the spread of the parasites.

fr: prophylaxie

radiology

Noun

the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Example: Unfortunately, radiology shows loss of joint space on your cat. source: google traduction

fr: radiologie

spaying

Verb

sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries.

Example: Another major aspect of cat health is by spaying them.

fr: stérilisation

technical support to veterinarians

Phrase

technical support to veterinarians : it’s an animal health technicians who help the veterinarians in many ways.

Example: Andrea is giving technical support to Micheal, a veterinarian.

fr: support technique pour les vétérinaires.

vaccine

Noun

A product that stimulates an animal’s immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from that disease

Example: There has been much research into the development of a vaccine to protect cats from FIV.

fr: vaccin

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