| animal psychology | A branch of psychology concerned with the study of the behaviour and physiological responses of animal organisms as a means of understanding human behaviour; some synonyms include comparative psychology, experimental psychology, and physiological psychology. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| animal rights | The moral and ethical bases of the protection of animals from cruelty and abuse. The rights are extended to domestic animals, laboratory animals, and wild animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| animal soap | Soap made with sodium hydroxide and a purified animal fat consisting chiefly of stearin; used in pharmacy in the preparation of certain liniments. Synonym: curd soap, domestic soap, tallow soap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| animal starch | <biochemistry> Branched polymer of D glucose (mostly _(1-4) linked, but some _(1-6) at branch points). Size range very variable, up to 10exp5 glucose units. Major short term storage polymer of animal cells and is particularly abundant in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle. In the electron microscope glycogen has a characteristic asterisk or star appearance. (18 Nov 1997) |
| animal structures | Organs and other anatomical structures of non-human vertebrate and invertebrate animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| animal technicians | Assistants to a veterinarian, biological or biomedical researcher, or other scientist who are engaged in the care and management of animals, and who are trained in basic principles of animal life processes and routine laboratory and animal health care procedures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| animal testing | <pharmacology> Before researchers test pharmaceuticals in human clinical trials, they test them in animals to determine toxicity, dosing, and efficacy. What they learn in animal models helps them determine if it is safe and worthwhile to proceed to human trials, and how best to design those trials. (14 Nov 1997) |
| animal testing alternatives | Procedures, such as tissue culture, mathematical models, etc., when used or advocated for use in place of the use of animals in research or diagnostic laboratories. (12 Dec 1998) |
| animal toxin | <pharmacology> Any poisonous substance (including but not limited to venom) produced by an animal. (11 May 1997) |
| animal viruses | Virus's occurring in man and other animals, causing inapparent infection or producing disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| animal wax | Beeswax, spermaceti, and any wax derived from the animal kingdom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| animal welfare | The protection of animals in laboratories or other specific environments and the promotion of their health through better nutrition, housing, and care. This may be carried out through legislation or regulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| behaviour, animal | The observable response an animal makes to any situation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |