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flank

The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip

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flay

To strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass).

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flehmen response

To bare the upper teeth, and

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fluctuation

Is an irregular rising and falling in number or amount; a variation.

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fodder

Refers to food, especially dried hay or straw, for cattle and other livestock.

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follicle stimulating hormone

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which promotes the formation of ova or sperm.

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follicular phase

Is also known as the proliferative

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forage source

Food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing. For example, grass serves as forage for livestock

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fractious

(Of a group or organization) Difficult to control; unruly.

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ganglia

Is a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fibre.

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gangrene

Is a localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from obstructed circulation or bacterial infection.

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gaskin areas

The part of the hind leg of a horse or related animal, between the stifle and the hock.

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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.

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gastrosplenic ligament

Is part of the greater omentum. Embryonically the

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genotype

The genetic constitution of an individual organism

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