| DF | decapacitation factor; decontamination factor; deferoxamine; deficiency factor; defined flora [anima... |
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| FAP | familial adenomatous polyposis; familial amyloid polyneuropathy; fatty acid polyunsaturated; fatty a... |
| fh | fostered by hand [experimental animal] |
| F/S | female, spayed [animal]; frozen section |
| HAP | Handicapped Aid Program; Hazardous Air Pollutants [List]; hazardous air pollution; health alliance p... |
| behaviour, animal | The observable response an animal makes to any situation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| parasitic diseases, animal | Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. The infestation may be experimental or veterinary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| germ-free animal | An animal which has no microorganisms whatsoever living in or on it. An animal which was born and raised in an isolated environment with no microorganisms in it, such as within a germ-free isolator. (09 Oct 1997) |
| carpus, animal | In quadrupeds the forelimb joint corresponding to the wrist joint in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vocalization, animal | Vocal sounds used in animal communication. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physical conditioning, animal | Physical conditioning of domestic, laboratory, and zoo animals. Includes exercising of animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| warm-blooded animal | <biology, zoology> An organism that maintains a constant internal body temperature. (09 Oct 1997) |
| cold-blooded animal | <biology, zoology> An organism, such as a fish or reptile, that is cold-blooded, i.e., one whose internal body temperature varies with that of the environment. (09 Oct 1997) |
| control animal | In research, an animal submitted to the same conditions as the others used for the experiment, but with the crucial factor (such as the injection of antitoxin, the administration of a drug, etc.) omitted. See: control, control experiment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conventional animal | An animal colonised by the burden of resident microorganisms normally associated with its particular species. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salmonella infections, animal | Infections in animals with bacteria of the genus salmonella. (12 Dec 1998) |
| helminthiasis, animal | Infestation of animals with parasitic worms of the helminth class. The infestation may be experimental or veterinary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatitis, viral, animal | Viral hepatitis in animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protozoan infections, animal | Infections with unicellular organisms of the subkingdom protozoa. The infections may be experimental or veterinary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sentinel animal | An animal deliberately placed in a particular environment to detect the presence of an infectious agent, such as a virus. (05 Mar 2000) |