loco poisoning
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loco disease — noun a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis • Syn: ↑locoism • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun see loco II, 2 * * * Vet. Pathol. locoism.… … Useful english dictionary
loco disease — (Veterinary Medicine) loco, disease which affects mainly livestock caused by locoweed poisoning (causes weakness, lack of coordination, trembling and partial paralysis) … English contemporary dictionary
locoism — lo·co·ism lō kō .iz əm n 1) a disease of horses, cattle, and sheep caused by chronic poisoning with locoweeds and characterized by motor and sensory nerve damage resulting in peculiarities of gait, impairment of vision, lassitude or extreme… … Medical dictionary
Swainsona — Swain·so·na (swānґsə nə) the Darling peas, a genus of Australian legumes related to Astragalus; they contain a chemical that inhibits mannosidase activity and causes mannosidosis with potentially fatal neurological symptoms… … Medical dictionary
locodisease — loco disease n. A disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning and characterized by weakness, lack of coordination, trembling, and partial paralysis. Also called loco1, locoism. * * * … Universalium
Locoweed — For other uses, see Locoweed (disambiguation). Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, a phytotoxin harmful to livestock. Worldwide, swainsonine is produced by a small number… … Wikipedia
locoism — noun a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis • Syn: ↑loco disease • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * ˈlōkōˌizəm noun ( s) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
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Datura stramonium — This article is about the hallucinogenic loco weed . For the plant toxic to livestock, see Locoweed. Thorn apple / Jimson weed Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
anthrax — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, Minamata disease, Texas fever, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, altitude sickness, amebiasis, amebic dysentery,… … Moby Thesaurus
