Artificial Organ

Artificial Organ

Any tissue, organ, limb, or highly complex biological structure that is partially or completely synthetic in nature, and performs the tasks of the structure it is intended to replace

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artificial

made by art; not natural or pathological.

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artificial abortion

see parturition induction.

artificial bone

see skeletal prosthesis.

artificial breeding

includes diagnosis of estrus, semen collection and handling, and artificial insemination (see below).

artificial breeding organization

a proprietary or cooperative organization dealing in the selection, purchase and maintenance of selected sires, mass collection, storage and sale of semen, employment of artificial inseminators, and often veterinarians skilled in the diseases of the reproductive tract, and the provision of artificial insemination services to individual cows and to herds, flocks or bands of animals. The responsibility is usually assumed for the keeping of complete records and the provision of these to clients and in the form of a periodic report. It is inherent in the animal industries that artificial breeding has as its objectives the genetic improvement and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases of the species that it serves. Embryo transplantation and its attendant technologies could become part of an artificial breeding service.

artificial digestion for trichinosis

a sample of the meat to be examined is incubated with a mixture of pepsin and hydrochloric acid and the digesta examined under a microscope for specimens of Trichinella spiralis.

artificial drying

drying or dehydrating of feed by other than natural means of sun and air movement; usually by fossil fuel.

artificial kidney

a popular name for an extracorporeal hemodialyser.

artificial limb

a replacement for a natural limb. See also prosthesis.

artificial milk

see milk replacer.

artificial organ

a mechanical device that can substitute temporarily or permanently for a body organ. Not usually used in veterinary medicine.

artificial parturition induction

see parturition induction.

artificial rearing

the rearing of newborn animals by the use of milk replacer as an artificial diet, and often the provision of an artificial environment with a cloth-lined box and a heat lamp or other heating device. The provision of an appropriate amount of relevant antibodies or a prolonged course of antibiotics is an essential part of the program. The need may be a permanent one because of the death or complete agalactia of the dam, or because management insists on early weaning. It may be temporary if the dam is agalactic for a brief period because of illness.

artificial vagina

a device used in the collection of semen from male animals. The usual construction is of a rigid external tube lined by a flexible, thin rubber sleeve. Water at body temperature is introduced between the tube and the sleeve so as to achieve a spongy warm cavity which is lubricated with inert material. A rubber cone, terminating in a graduated plastic or glass collecting tube, is placed over the distal end of the device which is then ready to use.