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flank | The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip Hits - 883 |
flay | To strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass). Hits - 969 |
flehmen response | To bare the upper teeth, and Hits - 895 |
fluctuation | Is an irregular rising and falling in number or amount; a variation. Hits - 873 |
fodder | Refers to food, especially dried hay or straw, for cattle and other livestock. Hits - 958 |
follicle stimulating hormone | A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which promotes the formation of ova or sperm. Hits - 784 |
follicular phase | Is also known as the proliferative Hits - 803 |
forage source | Food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing. For example, grass serves as forage for livestock Hits - 794 |
fractious | (Of a group or organization) Difficult to control; unruly. Hits - 870 |
ganglia | Is a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fibre. Hits - 934 |
gangrene | Is a localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection. Hits - 909 |
gaskin areas | The part of the hind leg of a horse or related animal, between the stifle and the hock. Hits - 930 |
gastrointestinal tracts | The gastrointestinal tract is an organ system within humans and other animals which takes in food, digests it to extract and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces. The mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines are part of the gastrointestinal tract. Hits - 885 |
gastrosplenic ligament | Is part of the greater omentum. Embryonically the Hits - 930 |
genotype | The genetic constitution of an individual organism Hits - 916 |