Medical dictionary. 2011.
Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals — ▪ Table Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals animal(s) affected name(s) of disease nature of disease Diseases of bacterial origin most mammals, chickens necrobacillosis, calf diptheria, bovine foot rot, necrotic hepatitis,… … Universalium
lungworm — lung·worm .wərm n any of various nematodes esp. of the family Metastrongylidae that infest the lungs and air passages of mammals: as a) a nematode of the genus Dictyocaulus b) a lungworm of the genus Metastrongylus (M. apri syn. M. elongatus)… … Medical dictionary
Filaroides — Fi·la·roi·des (fil″ə roiґdēz) a genus of nematodes of the family Filaroididae. F. hirґthi and F. osґleri are lungworms that cause verminous bronchitis and occasionally verminous pneumonia in dogs … Medical dictionary
thumps — Spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, or hiccups, occasionally seen in animals. * * * thumps thəmps n pl but sing in constr a dyspneic breathing that is marked by throbbing movements of the sides of the chest due to spasmodic contractions of… … Medical dictionary
Aelurostrongylus — A common genus of lungworm in cats; land snails and slugs serve as intermediate hosts and snail eating animals can serve as transport hosts. [G. ailuros, cat, + Mod. L., fr. G. strongylus, round] * * * Aelu·ro·stron·gy·lus (e loo″ro… … Medical dictionary
appendicitis — Inflammation of the vermiform appendix. [appendix + G. itis, inflammation] actinomycotic a. chronic suppurative a. due to infection by Actinomyces israelii. acute a. acute … Medical dictionary
Dictyocaulus — Dic·ty·o·cau·lus .dik tē ə kȯ ləs n a genus of small slender lungworms of the family Metastrongylidae infesting mammals (as ruminants) and often causing severe bronchial symptoms or even pneumonia in young animals * * * Dic·tyo·cau·lus… … Medical dictionary
