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common law,

n a judge-made law, as contrasted with statutory law. This body of law originated in England and was in force at the time of the American Revolution; modified since that time on a case-by-case basis in the courts.

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common

a shared structure, function, disease. See also under specific name of the item, e.g. atrioventricular canal.

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common chemical sense

mediated by the trigeminal nerve from chemical sense organs in the conjunctival sac and in the nasal and buccal cavities.

common fee

the fee for professional services agreed to formally or informally by a local group of the veterinary profession, usually determined by an interpractice survey of fees actually charged.

common law

the law of common usage, the practice or code which is usually followed. Based on decisions of the courts in individual cases. It is not written down as statutory law is.

common pathway

see coagulation pathways.

common salt

see sodium chloride.

common source

a point from which a number of animals are infected or affected. The point from which a common source or point epidemic begins.

common stonecrop

see sedum acre.

common sucker

a fish. See catostomus commersoni.