Define the underlined terms in the following case study. A canine of moderate constitution presented at the clinic for extraction of a carnassial tooth. The owner reported a long-term history of coprophagy, compounded by recent reports of unthrifty behavior arising from canine herpesvirus. The canine was sedated for the extraction and sent home on antibiotics 1 T bid PO 7d


1. constitution-physical makeup of an animal
2. carnassial-large, shearing cheek tooth; upper fourth premolar and lower first molar in dogs and upper third premolar and lower first molar in cats
4. coprophagy-ingestion of feces
4. unthrifty-not thriving
5. canine herpesvirus-infection that primarily affects newborn puppies and is associated with listlessness, nasal discharge, rash, neurologic signs, and death

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