Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary (Soft Cover)

Perfect for confirming definitions, researching specific topics, and checking spelling, this dictionary is an indispensable compilation of reliable and authoritative information, featuring over 1,000 new entries. No veterinary student or practitioner should be without this extensively updated new edition, written by veterinarians for veterinarians.

Consultants

Preface


Notes on the Use of this Dictionary


1.Main entries
2. Sub-entries
3. Cross-referencing
4. Alternative forms
5. Adjectival forms
6. Irregular forms
7. Translations
8. Abbreviations used in this dictionary
9. Tables
10. Drug names


The Dictionary

Appendix


Laboratory Services

1. Biochemistry
2. Hematology
3. The International System of Units: SI units
4. Weights and measures
5. Temperature equivalents: Celsius/Fahrenheit
6. Chemical elements
7. Blood groups of domestic animals
8. Viruses


Anatomy

9. Arteries
10. Bones
11. Joints
12. Ligaments
13. Muscles
14. Nerves
15. Veins


Clinical

16. Causes of mastitis
17. Estrous cycles in animals
18. Body temperature equivalents
19. Eruption of teeth in domestic animals
20. Collective nouns, gender groups
21. Conversion table of weight to body surface area for dogs
22. Important venomous snakes
23. Aquaculture:major finfish, molluscs and crustaceans used in aquaria, consumption and sport
24. Terrestrial animal diseases notifiable to the Office International Epizooties (OIE)


Veterinary Professional Directory

25. Veterinary schools of the world
26. Veterinary degrees around the world
27. Veterinary and related organizations and programs