Achilles tendon
(called also common calcaneus tendon) |
The group of tendons that insert on the calcaneus near the point of the hock |
| Ambulatory |
walking or able to walk |
| Arthrodesis |
Surgical fusion of a joint |
| Biomechanical |
The science that deals with the effects of forces on a living organism, especially the effects of gravity |
| Brachial plexus |
Nerve plexus that give off the principal nerve to shoulder and forelimbs |
| Bulbous |
having the form or nature of a bulb |
Calcaneus
(called also heel bone) |
The irregular quadrangular bone at the tarus |
| Carpus / Carpal joint |
Six-eight bones that make up the wrist joint in dogs and cats |
| Carpal Hyperextension |
Carpal joint extension beyond the normal limit |
| Cervical |
Pertaining to the head or to the cervix |
| Chronic |
Lasting long time |
| Congenital |
Present at and exiting from the time of birth |
| Contractures |
Abnormal shortening of the muscles tissue, rendering the muscle highly resistant to stretching |
| Cranial cruciate ligament (CCL/ACL) |
A ligament in the knee that attaches the upper part of the leg to the lower part of the leg |
| Distal |
The furthest to a point of reference, as a to a center or median or to the point of attachment or origin |
| Functional |
Of or having to do with function or functions |
| Gait cycle |
The manner or the style of locomotion |
| Hip dysplasia |
degenerative disease of the hip joint, lax joint, weak rump |
| Lateral |
Pertain to or situated away from the midline |
| Luxation |
Dislocation |
| Medial |
Pertain to or situated towards the midline |
| Metatarsal |
Five bones of the paw between the toes and tarsal joint |
| Patella Luxation |
Knee cap dislocation |
| Pathology (Pathologically) |
The branch of veterinary science treating of the essential nature of disease, especially of the changes in the body tissue and organs, which cause or are caused by disease |
| Postoperative |
After surgery |
| Prophylactic |
Tending to ward off disease; pertaining to prophylaxis |
| Prophylaxis |
Prevention of disease; preventive treatment |
| Proximal |
Nearest to a point of reference, as a to a center or median or to the point of attachment or origin |
| Radial |
Forearm bone |
| Rehabilitative |
Of or having to rehabilitation |
| Subluxating |
Partial dislocation |
| Ulna |
Forearm bone |
| Tarsus / tarsal Joint |
The hock or ankle made up of seven bones |
| Tarsal Hyperflexion |
Tarsal joint extension beyond the normal limit |
| Thermoforming plastic |
Solid base plastic requiring heat for moulding applications |
| Thermosetting plastic |
Liquid base plastics that require heat/chemicals to cure and become hard |
| Traumatic |
Pertaining to, resulting from, or causing trauma |
| Wobblers |
Compression of the cervical spinal cord caused by caudal cervical vertebral malformation-malarticulation or instability |
