Health Clearance Glossary

ACV0	American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
CAER	Companion Animal Eye Registry (OFA)
CARDIAC	Heart Disease Tests – 2 types – Basic and Advanced (requires a cardiologist)
CMS	Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome
CHIC	Canine Health Information Center (OFA Health Screening Registry Program)
CN	Canine Narcolepsy
CNM	Centronuclear Myopathy
CPRA	Central Progressive Retinal Atrophy
CRD	Chronic Renal Disease
CS	Canine Cystinuria
CT	Copper Toxicosis – testing is for risk
DILUTE	D-Locus Coat Color Gene
D-LOCUS	Dilute Coat Color Gene
DM	Degenerative Myelopathy – testing is for risk
DNA	Genetic Panel – may be used for parentage identification –may be used to identify disease
EIC	Exercise-Induced Collapse
HNPK	Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis
LGENE (FGF-S)	Long Coat Gene
MCD	Macular Corneal Dystrophy
OA	Osteoarthritis
OFA/OFFA	Orthopedic Foundation For Animals (Registry)
OFA-Hips/Elbows/Eyes	Hip Dysplasia, Elbow Dysplasia and ACVO Eye Exam results submitted to OFA for CHIC registry
OCD	Osteochondritis Dissecans – a cartilage disease
OPTIGEN	Gene Mutation Testing Service for RD/OSD
OSD	Oculoskeletal Dysplasia
PATELLAS	Kneecaps – also called slipped stifles
PENNHIP	Radiographic Hip Screening/Evaluation Service
PKD	Polycystic Kidney Disease
PRA	Progressive Retinal Atrophy – there are many types – some do not occur in Labradors
PRCD	Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration – listed as prcd form of PRA- main form in Labradors
PRA-CRD4/CORD1	Progressive Retinal Atrophy-Progressive Rod-Cone Dystrophy
RD	Retinal Dysplasia
RD/OSD	Retinal Dysplasia/Oculoskeletal Dysplasia
SD2	Skeletal Dysplasia 2 – Dwarfism
XLMTM	X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy