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caesarean section operation

Is a surgical

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campylobacteriosis

Is an infection by the

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capacitate

To make (someone) capable of a particular action or legally competent to act in a particular way.

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cardiac notch

Is the lateral deflection of the anterior border of the left lung. It is produced to accommodate the space taken up by the heart.

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carnucles

A fleshy naked outgrowth, such as a fowl's wattles

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cartilaginous

Is a tough but flexible tissue that is the main type of connective tissue in the body. Around 65?80% of

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cartilaginous plates

Well-organized and highly specialized tissue which drives the longitudinal elongation of bones developing through endochondral bone formation

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caudad

Toward the tail or feet, or posterior end

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caudal

At or near the tail or the posterior part of the body

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cessation

The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end

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chorioptic mange

Mange

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chromatin

Is the material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria (i.e. eukaryotes) are composed, consisting of protein, RNA, and DNA.

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chute

A narrow metal enclosure for holding or restraining livestock, in which an animal may be vaccinated, branded, etc.

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circulation capital

The movement of automatically growing value in production and distribution, during which the capital assumes three functional forms (monetary, productive, and commodity) and passes through three stages. At the end of the process, the capital returns to its initial form.

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clonic phase

There is uncontrolled jerking of the body

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