Category: Miscellaneous

𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 are bony formations in the 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 (the membrane that holds the intestine in place). These bones are not supposed to be there, so this is a form of 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚 (one cell type replacing another).

𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 is also known as 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬. Putting both of these names together, you get a liver disease (hepato-) affecting the skin (cutaneous) that causes cell death (necrolytic).

𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐲𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚 means short (brachy-) mouth (gnath-). Usually this term refers to shortening of the 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 (lower jaw), however it can also refer to shortening of the maxilla (upper jaw).

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𝐇𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 are aggregates of the nutrient fluid found within the placenta that are a 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 in many species. However, they look kind of weird, and can scare producers if they aren’t aware of them!

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 are collections of 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐥 that form large, tumour-like nodules. We most commonly see these in the brain!

𝐆𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐚 literally means “cotton tumour”, which is pretty accurate to what they are! Gossypibomas are when a piece of 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐚𝐮𝐳𝐞 is inadvertently left in the animal during surgery.

𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞 is a condition where the 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫, the storage sac for bile from the liver, becomes full of mucus-like bile instead of the normal fluid bile!

𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 is more accurately known as 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. This is a big long term that basically means the dorsal spinous processes, the long bones sticking out of the top of the vertebrae, begin to contact each other. This can be very painful!

𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐞 was the first 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 disease reported, and was first described in the UK in 1732. Since then, it has been described worldwide!