Effusion
Escape of fluid into a body cavity
Hyperkeratosis
Overgrowth of the cornified epithelial layer of the skin
Hyphema
Hemorrhage into the anterior chamber of the eye usually from trauma
Immunocompetence
the ability of an immune system to mobilize and deploy its antibodies and other responses to stimulation by antigens
Mucopurulent
A combination of mucus and pus
Oocysts
A stage in the development of a sporozoan in which after fertilization a zygote develops enclosed within a cyst wall
Panleukopenia
Decrease in WBC
Pansystemic
Involvement of all body systems
Polymerase Chain Reaction
used to identify specific pars of DNA or RNA
Peritonitis
Inflammation of the lining tissue of the abdomen
Perivasculitis
Inflammation of the tissue surrounding large blood vessels
Pyogranulomatous
an inflammatory process in which polymorphonuclear cells infiltrate into a more chronic area of inflammation characterized by mononuclear cells, macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma cells
Tachyzoites
A fast multiplication stage of zoites in the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii found in tissue
