Erny Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I was reading something to do with 'cyst' type lumps on dogs the other day and one article made a reference to a certain skin/symptom condition that seems to affect the "ventricle side of the dog". What's the "Ventricle" side of the dog? Is that the left side, the side the heart is on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Or maybe it said "Ventral side of the dog". Dang. I'm reading so much lately, much with medical terms, that it gets confusing. Now I'm going to need to back track to the article and re-read it to see exactly what word it said. But even then, what's the "ventral" side of a dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I was just about to say they probably mean ventral then saw your second post. Ventral is underside, dorsal is top, so ventral is chest/ belly area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Ok - answered one of my questions. "Ventral" is basically the underside of the dog. Opposite to "Dorsal" view, which is where we would be looking down upon a dog, seeing its back. Now all I have to do is dredge through what I was reading (is ok, because I need to refresh and clarify my understanding of it anyway) and check that "ventral" is the word they mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Thanks IJDavis. I was posting whilst you were. Thanks for that. Will now go look for those articles and work out which one made reference to the word that had me a bit puzzled. Cheers Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticks1977 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I can vouch for Ventral being the belly or under-side of the dog. I did a printing job at work the other day for Gribbles Vet Pathology, they had a small illustration of the Ventral and Dorsal views of the dog - the picture is very basic if you ever come across it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 If you have any bits you are having trouble with post them and we can sort it between us all. It is good to also have a lost of Latin words as you can often figure out what something means by looking up its Latin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) Thank you for that. The annoying thing is that I'm struggling to back track on the article. I was reading on one, which led to another and then to another. Interdigital Furunculosis was one. Pryromedia ( LOL .... no, tha's not the word, but has similarities) is another. And the other is the P ...... Complex that Poodlefan mentioned to me in another thread. I've got some of the details from one, crossed with the other. But the part that made reference to "Ventral" now that I realise that's the underneath of the dog, makes sense to me. When I re-googled, the list didn't show where I'd been before (it usually does - the articles I've read go a different colour) so I had to start from the beginning, but just couldn't find my trail. Made my head hurt, so I gave up for a bit. But thank you for your help. When I find the articles I'll definitely re-visit here and put up my queries as I come to them, so I don't find myself in this mental tangle again. Cheers Erny Edited March 14, 2010 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Lit searches can be a real pain in the bottom. Do you use google scholar? Interdigital furunculosis I think is the correct name for interdigital cysts, but I could be wrong. inter = between, digital on a dog is toes, can't remember the bits of furunculosis :D It gets easier though when you know a bit of the jargon, you are a smart cookie and you'll grasp all this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) Lit searches can be a real pain in the bottom. Do you use google scholar? Interdigital furunculosis I think is the correct name for interdigital cysts, but I could be wrong. inter = between, digital on a dog is toes, can't remember the bits of furunculosis :D It gets easier though when you know a bit of the jargon, you are a smart cookie and you'll grasp all this stuff. From what I remember reading, yes they are cysts. But there's something similar (the "Pyr" word I can't quite remember) that is very very similar but aren't true cysts. Either that, or I have the two mixed up. Don't mind me - I did understand what they were meaning (for the most part) I'm just tangled up with regards to which one was what and what I read on each. Doesn't help that the similarities between them make them seem so inter-related. They are all auto-immune related though and hyperkeratosis (sp?) ("mutant hairy feet" LOL) is mixed in amongst it all somewhere. LOL ..... I should have printed them off so I could look at them clearly. I'll have another go tomorrow if I can. Edited March 14, 2010 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Pyr is heat, so the cysts might be caused by heat or feel hot. Mutant hairy feet reminds me of mutant hairy tongues, which makes my normally strong stomach feel like evacuating :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Pyr is heat, so the cysts might be caused by heat or feel hot. Mutant hairy feet reminds me of mutant hairy tongues, which makes my normally strong stomach feel like evacuating :D No, I'll find the name. It's just that when I was typing it, I couldn't remember it. I'll know the word when I see it. Just too brain strained (it was classes day today) to go into the indepth reading again tonight. Don't worry about that side of things - I'm only muddled by the names. When I find the articles again, I'll be able to relate to them (and the conditions they refer to) more clearly. I do understand them. Just one condition has slight variations to the other condition. It's ok .... the only word that puzzled me was the "ventrical side" word, which I had wrong anyway. No wonder I couldn't work out what they were meaning. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) Pyr is heat, so the cysts might be caused by heat or feel hot. Mutant hairy feet reminds me of mutant hairy tongues, which makes my normally strong stomach feel like evacuating :D No, I'll find the name. It's just that when I was typing it, I couldn't remember it. I'll know the word when I see it. Just too brain strained (it was classes day today) to go into the indepth reading again tonight. Don't worry about that side of things - I'm only muddled by the names. When I find the articles again, I'll be able to relate to them (and the conditions they refer to) more clearly. I do understand them. Just one condition has slight variations to the other condition. It's ok .... the only word that puzzled me was the "ventrical side" word, which I had wrong anyway. No wonder I couldn't work out what they were meaning. LOL ETA : Just to clarify (although this is not the reason for my thread) the conditions I am reading up on are (I bothered to look up their names) : Pyoderma Furunculosis Pemphigus Complex Edited March 14, 2010 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipsqueak Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 a really good website to have open in another window is www.dictionary.com Medical Dictionary Main Entry: pyo·der·ma Pronunciation: "pI-&-'d&r-m& Variant: also pyo·der·mia /-mE-&/ Function:noun : a bacterial skin inflammation marked by pus-filled lesions — Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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