Taber's Medical Dictionary
Canis familiaris
(kā′nĭs fă-mĭl″ē-ār′ĭs)
[L. canis familiaris, family dog]
The scientific name for the domestic dog. Dogs are often used as guides for people with sensory impairments and as companions for older or institutionalized people. Dog allergens, abbreviated Can by the World Health Organization, are a common source of indoor allergies.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Canis Familiaris." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758971/all/Canis_familiaris.
Canis familiaris. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758971/all/Canis_familiaris. Accessed April 12, 2021.
Canis familiaris. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th edition). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758971/all/Canis_familiaris
Canis Familiaris [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2021 April 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758971/all/Canis_familiaris.
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