Glossary
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Auscultationlistening to organs with a stethoscope | |
Autoclavesteam sterilising container | |
Autoimmune diseasea condition that causes the body to attack its own tissues | |
Autonomic nervous systempart of the peripheral nervous system under involuntary control | |
Autotomyshedding of a body part to aid survival, such as a lizard shedding its tail | |
AVM-GSLAuthorised Veterinary Medicine - General Sales List: relates to over-the-counter products | |
Axial skeletonthe bones that form the head, vertebral column and ribcage | |
Axonthe part of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body | |
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Bacteriaunicellular microorganisms; may be pathogenic or may be harmless | |
Bacteriologythe study of bacteria | |