enzootic ataxia

enzootic ataxia
enzootic ataxia n chiefly Austral SWAYBACK (3)

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congenital ataxia of lambs, with cerebral demyelination, sometimes proceeding to paralysis, blindness, and death; the cause is thought to be a copper deficiency. Called also swayback.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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