Category: Species

𝐄𝐧𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫 is a form of 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐚 (tumour of the glandular tissue of the nose) that is caused by a viral infection.

𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚 is a particular form of 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚 (tumour affecting the lymphocytes, a component of the immune system) that affects the skin. Typically, the animal presents with large masses or nodules throughout the affected area.

𝐄𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 is a disease caused by ingesting fungus-infested grain, and is the oldest known 𝐦𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 (toxicity produced by fungi). In fact, ergot toxicity may have been the underlying “cause” of the witches identified in the Salem witch trials! Wild.

𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 is characterized by 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, meaning proliferation of bone on the outside of existing bones. This proliferation affects the long bones of the limbs primarily.

𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 are an orange-brown area of 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 (cell death) on the 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐚 (outer, clear layer of the eye). They can be 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 (well defined borders) or more “fuzzy” looking. Typically only one eye is affected, however both eyes can be affected either at the same time or at different times.

𝐅𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 is when a piece of 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 (the main component of the discs between our spinal vertebrae) breaks off and enters the blood stream. From there, it forms an 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐬, or a foreign material in the blood, which can block blood flow.

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a serious infectious disease found worldwide, that has up to a 100% lethality rate in susceptible species.

𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 is abnormal formation of the hard palate (roof of the mouth) during development.

𝐏𝐲𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚 is a 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (pus-forming) infection of the uterus, characterized by the accumulation of massive amounts of pus within the uterus.

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a parasitic infection caused by the parasite 𝐀𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐮𝐦. It’s called milk spot liver because the liver gains numerous white spots over its surface due to scarring.