aphosphorosis

aphosphorosis
aphos·pho·ro·sis .ā-.fäs-fə-'rō-səs n, pl -ro·ses -.sēz a deficiency disease esp. of domestic cattle caused by inadequate intake of dietary phosphorus and marked by lameness, scouring, and loss of appetite

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aphos·pho·ro·sis (a-fos″fə-roґsis) a deficiency of dietary phosphorus in animals, particularly grazing cattle, characterized by inappetence, lameness, osteomalacia, bone fragility, decline in milk production, and lowered fertility.

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