calf diphtheria — noun : necrobacillosis of the mouth and pharynx of calves and young cattle commonly passing into pneumonia or generalized septicemia and terminating in death * * * calf diphtheria, a usually fatal inflammation of the mouth occurring among calves… … Useful english dictionary
necrotic laryngitis — calf diphtheria in the larynx … Medical dictionary
necrotic stomatitis — calf diphtheria in the oral cavity … Medical dictionary
necrobacillosis — Any disease with which the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum is associated. * * * nec·ro·bac·il·lo·sis .nek rō .bas ə lō səs n, pl lo·ses .sēz any of several infections or diseases (as bullnose or calf diphtheria) that are either localized (as… … Medical dictionary
Fusobacterium — A genus of bacteria (family Bacteroidaceae) containing Gram negative, nonsporeforming, nonmotile, obligately anaerobic rods that produce butyric acid as a major metabolic product. These organisms are found in cavities of humans and other animals; … Medical dictionary
sore mouth — n 1) a highly contagious virus disease of sheep and goats that is caused by a poxvirus (species Orf virus of the genus Parapoxvirus), occurs esp. in young animals, is characterized by extensive vesiculation and subsequent ulceration about the… … Medical dictionary
Stuttgart disease — Stutt·gart disease stu̇t .gärt , shtu̇t n canine leptospirosis esp a severe highly contagious form of canicola fever marked by predominantly renal infection with nephritis and uremia, intense calf diphtheria, and bloody vomit and diarrhea and… … Medical dictionary
Fusobacterium necrophorum — a pleomorphic species, divided into several subspecies, that is the cause of foot rot in cattle, sheep, and pigs; interdigital dermatitis in sheep; calf diphtheria; and Schmorl disease … Medical dictionary
necrobacillosis — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin necrophorus & necrophorum (specific epithets of Sphaerophorus necrophorus & Necrobacterium necrophorum respectively; from necr + phorus or phorum, neuter of phorus) + bacillosis : infection with or disease caused by a … Useful english dictionary
necrotic stomatitis — noun : calf diphtheria … Useful english dictionary
