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grass disease — noun see grass sickness … Useful english dictionary
grass sickness — gras . n a frequently fatal disease of grazing horses of unknown cause that affects gastrointestinal functioning by causing difficulty in swallowing, interruption of peristalsis, and fecal impaction called also grass disease * * * a usually fatal … Medical dictionary
grass sickness — noun also grass disease : a frequently fatal disease of grazing horses that is characterized by more or less complete interruption of normal gastrointestinal functioning with difficulty in swallowing, interruption of peristalsis, and fecal… … Useful english dictionary
grass tetany — n a disease of cattle and esp. milk cows marked by tetanic staggering, convulsions, coma, and frequently death and caused by reduction of blood calcium and magnesium when overeating on lush pasture called also hypomagnesia compare MILK FEVER (2) … Medical dictionary
Grass sickness — Equine Grass Sickness (alternatively termed equine dysautonomia ) is a rare but predominantly fatal illness in horses. Grass sickness affects all types of horses, ponies and donkeys and has affected some well known horses including the… … Wikipedia
Disease, alveolar hydatid (AHD) — A parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of a microscopic tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. AHD is found worldwide, mostly in northern latitudes. in central Europe, Russia, China, Central Asia, Japan, and North America. In North America … Medical dictionary
grass tetany — /gras ˈtɛtəni/ (say grahs tetuhnee) noun a disease of cattle and sheep marked by staggering, convulsions and coma, caused by reduction of blood calcium and magnesium when overeating on lush pastures. Also, grass staggers …
grass tetany — noun or grass staggers : a disease of cattle (as milch cows) marked by tetanic staggering, convulsions, coma, and frequently death and caused by reduction of blood calcium and magnesium when overeating on lush pasture compare milk fever … Useful english dictionary
grass sickness — /ˈgras sɪknəs/ (say grahs siknuhs) noun an often fatal disease of horses, which can occur when a horse is put out to certain pastures …
plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… … Universalium
