Osteosarcoma

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Osteosarcoma is an aggressive malignant cancerous tumour in a bone and is the most common bone cancer in dogs.

Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)

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A joint disorder in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone. OCD is caused by blood deprivation in the subchondral bone. This loss of blood flow causes the subchondral bone to die in a process called avascular necrosis. The bone is then reabsorbed by the body, leaving the articular cartilage it supported prone to damage. …

Osteochondritis

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Painful type of osteochondrosis whereby the cartilage or bone associated with a joint is inflamed.

Osteoarthritis

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Osteoarthritis (OA) also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease or osteoarthrosis, is a group of mechanical abnormalities involving degradation of joints including articular cartilage and subchondral bone.

Oncology

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The study and treatment of cancer.

Neuropathic pain

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A localised sensation of unpleasant discomfort caused by damage or disease that affects the sensory receptors of the nervous system.

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)

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Elicitation of muscle contraction using electric impulses generated by a device and delivered through adhesive electrodes placed on the skin in direct proximity to the muscles to be stimulated.

Neuromuscular disease

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Describes a wide range of disorders that affect the peripheral nervous system i.e. peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction or muscle.

Necrotising Meningoencephalitis (NME)

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Specific type of inflammatory brain disease which is defined under the umbrella of ‘meningoencephalitis of unknown origin’ (MUA).

Necrotising Leukoencephalitis (NLE)

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Specific type of inflammatory brain disease which is defined under the umbrella of ‘meningoencephalitis of unknown origin’ (MUA).

Myringotomy

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Insertion of a blunt ended needle, a sprools needle, through the tympanic membrane to allow aspiration of mucous surrounding the inner ear apparatus.

Morphological

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A term pertaining to the specific form and structural feature of an organism.