Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary

by Blood & Studdert

• ISBN13: 9780702020346
• ISBN10: 0702020346
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-03
• Publisher: Saunders Ltd.

Summary

The 2nd Edition of this successful and highly regarded veterinary dictionary provides a complete professional vocabulary. Now features American English spellings! This edition includes 10,000 more entries and five additional tables in the appendices of useful laboratory and clinical information. Also features expanded coverage of molecular biology, genetics, immunology, histology and embryology! Now includes American English as well as UK English.

Table of Contents

Consultants	vii
Preface	ix
Notes on the Use of this Dictionary	xi
Main entries	xi
Sub-entries	xii
Cross-referencing	xiii
Alternative forms	xiv
Adjectival forms	xiv
Irregular plurals	xiv
Translations	xiv
Abbreviations used in this dictionary	xiv
Tables	xiv
Drug names	xiv
The Dictionary	1	(1244)
Appendix	1245
Laboratory services	1247
1 Biochemistry	1248
2 Haematology	1251
3 The International System of Units: SI units	1254
4 Weights and measures	1255
5 Temperature equivalents: Celsius/Fahrenheit	1259
6 Chemical elements	1260
7 Blood groups of domestic animals	1263
8 Viruses	1264
Anatomy	1271
9 Arteries	1272
10 Bones	1294
11 Joints	1303
12 Ligaments	1308
13 Muscles	1314
14 Nerves	1342
15 Veins	1360
Clinical	1369
16 Causes of mastitis	1370
17 Estrous cycles in animals	1371
18 Body temperature equivalents	1372
19 Eruption of teeth in domestic animals	1373
20 Collective nouns, gender groups	1374
21 Conversion table of weight to body surface area for dogs	1375
22 Important venomous snakes	1376
23 Aquaculture: major finfish, molluscs and crustanceans used in aquaria, consumption and sport	1378