A Booklet of Internet Resources
for AGRARIANS and VETERINARIANS
a cura di Adriana Teresa DAMASCELLI
Università degli Studi di Torino
CEN TRO LING UISTICO INTER FACOL TÀ PER LE FACOL TÀ U MANISTIC HE
(C.L.I.F.U.)
Il materiale di riferimento presente in questo libretto è stato raccolto da
Adriana Teresa Damascelli,
Università degli Studi di Torino
Centro Linguistico Interfacoltà per le Facoltà Umanistiche (CLIFU)
e-mail: [email protected]
Note
Il materiale di riferimento incluso in questo libretto non è da considerarsi esaustivo. Per quanto riguarda i riferimenti
di specialità, gli studi in agraria e veterinaria comprendono altre aree i cui materiali possono essere reperiti attraverso
ricerche puntuali e mirate.
Bisogna tenere presente che i collegamenti Internet sono soggetti a periodici, anche in brevi lassi di tempo,
cambiamenti che ne determinano il mancato funzionamento. Per questo motivo i collegamenti presenti in questo
libretto sono soggetti a periodica verifica e aggiornamento.
1o aggiornamento: 14 maggio 2011
Le immagini sulla copertina sono state scaricate dal sito Internet “CartoonStock”
© Torino, 12 marzo 2011
General References
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British Council - http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/
BBC Learning English - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
ESP World - http://www.esp-world.info/index.html
UsingEnglish.com - http://www.usingenglish.com/
ELT Forum - http://www.eltforum.com/home.html
World-English - http://www.world-english.org/
Grammar
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The Internet Grammar of English - http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/home.htm
ESL: Grammar and English Usage - http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Grammar_and_English_Usage/
Guide to Grammar and Writing - http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Linguistics: ESL grammar - http://www.ohiou.edu/linguistics/esl/grammar/index.html
English Grammar Online Four You - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar
Englisch-Hilfen.de - http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm
Phonetics
Sephonics --> Programma che include diversi esercizi per praticare la pronuncia inglese e
imparare l’alfabeto fonetico.
SIL IPA --> Font per la trascrizione fonetica.
Praat --> E’ un programma che serve ad analizzare, sintetizzare e manipolare il parlato.
Vocabulary
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The Internet TESL Journal - http://a4esl.org/q/h/vocabulary.html
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NonStop English - http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/
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Study Zone (University of Victoria (Canada)) - http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/
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ESL-FISFrankfurt International School - http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/index-e.htm
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English Page- http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/vocabulary.html
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English Media Lab - http://www.englishmedialab.com/vocabulary.html
Listening
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Randall Davis’ ESL Lab - http://www.esl-lab.com/
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About.com ESL - http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/
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BBC Learning English - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
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CNN - http://edition.cnn.com/
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YAPPR.COM - http://en.yappr.com/welcome/VideoList.action
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B@E (Better at English) - http://www.betteratenglish.com/video-audio-english-learningresources/
Specialised Reading: Scientific Journals
I seguenti collegamenti a riviste scientifiche del settore sono funzionanti solo se utilizzati
all’interno dell’Ateneo o con una connessione VPN (per questa connessione le istruzioni
sono alla pagina del CentroRete Unito).
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences –
http://scienceserver.cilea.it/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&category=agribio
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Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology –
http://scienceserver.cilea.it/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&category=biochem
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Earth and Planetary Sciences –
http://scienceserver.cilea.it/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&category=earth
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Environmental Science –
http://scienceserver.cilea.it/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&category=environ
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Immunology and Microbiology –
http://scienceserver.cilea.it/cgibin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&category=immunmic
Per i collegamenti ad altre riviste si rimanda al sito CILEA (Consorzio Interuniversitario
Lombardo per L'Elaborazione Automatica) alla voce “CILEA Digital Library” e al link “Riviste
Elettroniche” .
Agriculture: general references
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BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources
http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/a/agriculturelinks.htm
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Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/agricultural-science
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
http://www.fao.org/
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The names of flowers
http://www.earthlypursuits.com/FlwrsPer/FlwrName.htm
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Types of flowers
http://www.types-of-flowers.org/
Veterinary: general references
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NetVet- Veterinary Specialties
http://netvet.wustl.edu/vspecial.htm
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Division of Veterinary Services (DVR) - Office of Research Services at the National Institute
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http://dvrnet.ors.od.nih.gov/
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British Veterinary Association (BVA)
http://www.bva.co.uk/
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Veterinary Medical Libraries Section - An International Directory
http://www.vmls.mlanet.org/vlindex.htm
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BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources
http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/v/veterinaryscience.htm
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Doctor Fosters and Smith
http://www.peteducation.com/
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General Dictionaries, Specialised Dictionaries and Glossaries Online
BILINGUAL
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Dizionario Italiano/Inglese online Sansoni - http://dizionari.corriere.it/cgi-bin/sansing/find
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Grande Dizionario Hoepli di Inglese online - http://www.hoepli.it/dizionari.asp
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WordReference.com - http://www.wordreference.com/
MONOLINGUAL
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English online - http://www.ldoceonline.com/
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language - http://www.bartleby.com/61/
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The Merriam-Webster online - http://www.merriam-webster.com/
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Dictionary.com - http://dictionary.reference.com/
SPECIALISED ONLINE DICTIONARIES AND GLOSSARIES
Animal Pathology
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Pathology Descriptive Terminology and Glossary Homepage
http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/pathterm2/glossary/glossary.htm
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An Abridged Glossary of Terms Used in Invertebrate Pathology
http://www.sipweb.org/glossary/SIP%20Glossary.pdf
Agriculture Dictionaries
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Glossary of Dairy Farming Terms
http://www.fairvuefarms.com/terms.htm
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Glossary of Crop Science Terms
http://www.crops.org/publications/crop-glossary
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Glossary of Soil Science Terms
http://nesoil.com/gloss.htm
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Glossary of Flowers
http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictionary-articles/Flower-Glossary.html
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English to French Agricultural Lexicon
http://www.proz.com/glossary-translations/english-to-french-translations/3
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New Mexico State University Agriculture Glossary
http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/news/aggloss.html
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World Agriculture Trade Terms
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/agoutlook/dec1996/ao236c3.pdf
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Biology Dictionaries
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Biotechnology dictionaries & glossaries
http://www.argosbiotech.de/600/dictionaries.htm
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Birdwatcher's Dictionary
http://www.birdcare.com/bin/searchdict
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Complete Illustrated Guide to over 4800 North American Plants and Animals
http://www.enature.com/
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Electronic Cell Biology Encyclopedia
http://www.beelib.com/
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Dictionary of Cell Biology
http://www.jcu.edu.au/cgc/DictCellBiol.html
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Dictionary of Bird Names (Multilingual)
http://www.mumm.ac.be/%7Eserge/birds/
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Visual Dictionary of Animal Biology
http://www.infovisual.info/02/pano_en.html
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Dictionary of Agriculture and Gardening
http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/hyperref.html#agriculture
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Dictionary of Ecology and Environment
http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/hyperref.html#ecology
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Entomological Glossary
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/glossary.html
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Glossary of Avian Terms for Use in Avian Conservation Biology
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/avian/avian.htm
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Glossary of Irrigation Terms
http://irrigation.punjab.gov.pk/IrrigationGlossary.aspx
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Glossary of Oceanography
http://oceanography.geol.ucsb.edu/Student_Pages/Paul/glossary.html
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Life Science Glossary (Biotech)
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/pages/dictionary.html
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MAGUS: Multilingual Animal Glossary of Unveiled Synonyms (Pan-European Dictionary of
Common Names of Wild and Domestic Animals: Mammals and Birds in 53 Languages of
Europe)
http://www.informatika.bf.uni-lj.si/magus.html
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On-line Biology Glossary
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookgloss.html
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Portable Dictionary of the Mouse Genome
http://www.nervenet.org/main/dictionary.html
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UCMP Glossaries of Biology (Biochemistry, Botany, Cell Biology, Ecology, Geology, Life
History, Phylogenetics, Zoology)
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary.html
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Whale Glossary
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/glossary/index.shtml
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Botany Glossaries
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African Violet Glossary
http://www.optimara.com/optimaraglossary/a-amm.html
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American Rhododendron Society Plant Glossary
http://www.rhododendron.org/librarysector/glossary.htm
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Botanical Glossary
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/botgloss.htm
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Cacti Glossary and Etymology
http://cactiguide.com/terminology/
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Comprehensive Dictionary of Plants
http://www.plantpress.com/dictionary.html
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Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Herbs
http://www.ayurveda-herbal-remedy.com/herbal-encyclopedia/
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English-German Online Botany Dictionary
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/dict/engdeufr.htm
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GardenWeb Browseable Glossary of Botanical Terms (3700)
http://www.uk.gardenweb.com/glossary/
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Glossary of Plants
http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Glossary
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Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names (over 1000 Latin roots)
http://garden-gate.prairienet.org/botrts.htm
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The Encyclopedia of flowers and plants
http://www.educypedia.be/education/botany.htm
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Glossary of Tree Diseases
http://forestry-dev.org/diseases/ctd/Reference/glossary_e.html
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Index of California Plant Names
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/about_ICPN.html
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Index of On-line Herbs
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/prodidx.html
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Index of Plant Names
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/comindx.html
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Encyclopedia of Plants
http://www.plantpress.com/plant-encyclopedia/
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Glossary of Orchid Terminology
http://www.beautifulorchids.com/orchids/orchid_care_tips/glossary.html
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Glossary of Flora of North America
http://128.2.21.109:591/fnaglo/fnasearch.html
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Plant Glossaries
http://www.botany.com/
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Plant Encyclopedia
http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/index.html
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Word Search of 'A Modern Herbal' by Grieve
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html
Environmental Dictionaries
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Glossary of Environment and Nature
http://www.epa.gov/OCEPATERMS/
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Agricultural Biotechnology and Environmental Word List
http://filebox.vt.edu/cals/cses/chagedor/glossary.html
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Chemistry and Environmental Glossary
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/chemistry/dictionary/
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Environmental Dictionary
http://www.nyo.unep.org/action/ap1.htm
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Environmental Health and Safety Monitoring Glossary
http://www.emt-online.com/Dictionary.htm
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Glossary of Environmental Terms
http://www.nrdc.org/reference/default.asp
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The Urban Conservation Glossary (illustrated)
http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glossary/glossary.html
Entomology
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A Glossary of Entomology
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html
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Glossary for Social Insects
http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/glsocia.html
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Dictionary of Entomological Terms
http://gvcocks.homeip.net/Dictionary/dictionary%20index.htm
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Coleoptera: Glossary of Entomological Terms
http://www.coleoptera.org/p1154.htm
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Gordon's Entomological Glossary
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/glossary.html
Food Industry
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Dictionary of Food Intolerance
http://www.hon.ch/Library/Theme/Allergy/Glossary/food_intolerance.html
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Food Industry Glossary
http://www.everythingaboutfood.com/glossary.htm
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Glossary of Herbs
http://www.wellnet.ca/herbsa-c.htm
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Glossary of Herbs and Vitamins
http://www.healthsalon.com/glossary.htm
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Glossary of Herbs, Vitamins and Minerals
http://www.healthsalon.com/glossary.htm
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National Food Safety Database
http://www.foodsafety.org/search.htm
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Nutrition Glossary
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10366
Forestry
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Glossary of Forest Protection
http://www.metla.fi/metinfo/metsienterveys/info/term-e.htm
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NILS Survey and Land Glossary
http://www.or.blm.gov/NILS/
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Silvicultural Terms in Canada
http://nfdp.ccfm.org/terms/terms_e.php/silvitermintroe.htm
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Glossary of Forestry Terms
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/gloss.html
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Glossary of Forestry Terms in British Columbia
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/glossary/
Plant Pathology
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Plant Pathology Glossary
http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/learning/resources/PlantPathology/glossary.html
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Plant Diseases
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/advice/pests_and_diseases/
Veterinary
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Veterinary Medical Dictionary Online
http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictionary-articles/veterinary-medical-dictionary.html
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Wisconsin University Glossary of Veterinary Science
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/glossary/glossary.asp
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PetEducation
http://www.peteducation.com/dict_alpha_listing.cfm?c=0
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Veterinary anatomic illustration
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Science/subcollections/VetAnatImgsAbout.html
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Veterinary Medicine Flashcards
http://www.flashcardmachine.com/veterinary-medicine.html
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Veterinary Abbreviations and Acronyms
http://www.library.illinois.edu/vex/vetabbrev.htm
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Definitions and Abbreviation of Veterinary Terms
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/glossary/
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Glossary of Animal Parasitology
http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/index.php?page=parasitology-at-the-university-of-pennsylvaniaschool-of-veterinary-medicine
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