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Words about dogs or words in books about dogs.

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  1. achondroplasia
    an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth
  2. adenosine triphosphate
    a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
  3. allele
    any of the forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus
  4. allometric
    relating to or marked by allometry
  5. allometry
    the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
  6. alopecia
    partial or complete loss of hair
  7. altricial
    naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
  8. brachycephalic
    having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
  9. canid
    a dog, wolf, jackal, or other closely related mammal
  10. caries
    soft decayed area in a tooth
  11. commensal
    living in a state of commensalism
  12. coprophagia
    eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity
  13. coprophagy
    eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity
  14. dander
    particles of animal skin or hair that may be allergenic
  15. enteric
    of or relating to the enteron
  16. enteron
    the alimentary canal
  17. fissiped
    terrestrial carnivores
  18. genotype
    the particular alleles present in an organism
  19. glucagon
    a hormone secreted by the pancreas
  20. gracile
    slender and graceful
  21. haplotype
    (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together
  22. insulin
    a glucose-regulating hormone produced in the pancreas
  23. isometric
    related by an isometry
  24. jackdaw
    common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
  25. lysozyme
    an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
  26. mitochondrion
    part of a cell involved in energy production
  27. muramidase
    an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
  28. neonate
    a baby from birth to four weeks
  29. oligosaccharide
    any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
  30. ontogeny
    the process of an individual organism growing organically
  31. organelle
    a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  32. pathogenic
    able to cause disease
  33. phenotype
    observable characteristics produced by genes and environment
  34. phenotypic
    of or relating to or constituting a phenotype
  35. pica
    an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
  36. probiotic
    a beneficial microorganism that helps promote health
  37. pruritus
    an intense itching sensation that can have various causes
  38. saponin
    any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
  39. sepsis
    the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
  40. septic
    of or relating to or caused by the process of decay
  41. synergism
    the working together of two or more things to produce an effect
  42. taxonomic
    of or relating to taxonomy
  43. taxonomy
    a classification of organisms based on similarities
Created on Tue Jan 12 15:10:46 EST 2010 (updated Wed May 11 21:22:04 EDT 2011)

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