GID

GID
gender identity disorder

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gid 'gid n a disease esp. of sheep that is caused by the presence in the brain of the coenurus of a tapeworm of the genus Multiceps (M. multiceps) of the dog and related carnivores and is characterized by cerebral disturbances, dilated pupils, dizziness and circling movements, emaciation, and usu. death called also sturdy, turn-sick

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(gid) a disease of the brain and spinal cord of ruminants caused by the presence of Coenurus cerebralis (the larva of Taenia multiceps), and marked by unsteadiness of gait, which if untreated can progress to paralysis and blindness. Called also coenurosis, coenuriasis, staggers, sturdy, and turnsickness.

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