Category: Malformation
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Ventricular Septal Defects
๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ are probably the most common developmental abnormality of the heart! In this disease, there is incomplete formation of the ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ, which divides the two sides of the heart.
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Persistent Right Aortic Arch
๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก is a developmental condition where the ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐, the major vessel leaving the heart to deliver blood to the body, develops from the wrong site in the embryo.
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Polydactyly
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฒ is an increase in the number of digits on one limb or multiple limbs. This can range from one extra digit, most often seen in cloven hooved animals, to multiple extra toes, often seen in cats.
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Cryptorchidism
๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ is the most common disorder of sexual development in male animals. During development, the testicles are located near the kidneys, and as the animal develops, they are pulled downwards into the scrotum, their normal home. In cryptorchidism, one or both of the testicles doesnโt reach its final destination, and ends up somewhere in the…
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Arthrogryposis
๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ literally means crooked joint, which is a pretty accurate description of this disease! In this condition, an animal is born with joints that cannot straighten, and occasionally entire limbs that cannot straighten.
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Diaphragmatic Hernias
๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ in general are when the intestine becomes displaced through a hole itโs not supposed to go through. These can occur in many different locations! Today weโre going to talk about ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ specifically, which is where the intestines become displaced through a hole in the diaphragm.
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Dermoids
๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌ are areas on the ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ (front surface of the eye) or ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ (soft tissue surrounding the eye) that developed improperly. Instead of forming normal ocular tissue, the area has developed into skin-like tissue! These areas can include everything from hair to sweat glands to even bone and cartilage.
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Cleft Palate
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ is abnormal formation of the hard palate (roof of the mouth) during development.
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Freemartinism
๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ is an abnormality of sexual development, where a female calf is born with ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ (having two complete genome sets in the body) with some cells having XX sex chromosomes and some cells having XY chromosomes.
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Schistosomus Reflexus
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฌ is a rare and fatal congenital disease where the fetusโ spine is ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐๐ backward, meaning that spine is curved away from the legs. This is also associated with failure of the abdominal wall to close, so the guts are hanging out of the fetus. This gives the fetus an โinside outโ appearance. So…